How to hack a Facebook account is something that almost everyone wants to know – And now, a security researcher has reported to Facebook that Oculus Integration allowed him to hijack Facebook accounts. According to the findings of a security researcher, Oculus app is vulnerable to exploitation because a malicious actor can hack Facebook account […]
Security researchers have revealed details of a vulnerability in WhatsApp’s security that could be used to compromise the secrecy of encrypted group chats on the messaging platform. The risk associated with the flaw is limited on account of attackers needing to have access to WhatsApp servers to be able to insert themselves into a group […]
ESET researchers have found that Turla, the notorious state-sponsored cyberespionage group, has added a fresh weapon to its arsenal that is being used in new campaigns targeting embassies and consulates in the post-Soviet states. This new tool attempts to dupe victims into installing malware that is ultimately aimed at siphoning off sensitive information from Turla’s […]
Millions of people have become victims of a FakeApp that is using new tricks to cheat Uber users around the world. Security researchers from Symantec corporation have found parts of a new Android malware that is trying to steal passwords, credit card details and phone password of uber users before covering up its own tracks. […]
The flaw was privately disclosed to the device maker in June, but six months later, there’s still no patch. Homes signed up to AT&T’s DirecTV service may be inadvertently running hardware that can be easily hacked, according to a security researcher. An easily-exploitable security flaw was found in the wireless video bridge that ships with […]
The maker of a sneaky adware that hijacks a user’s browser to serve ads is back with a new, more advanced version — one that can gain root privileges and spy on the user’s activities. News of the updated adware dropped Tuesday in a lengthy write-up by Amit Serper, principal security researcher at Cybereason. The […]
I don’t need to stress the increasing cybersecurity threats like ransomware and botnets again. Over the course of this year, we’ve witnessed new kinds of malware and attacks that targetted a variety of hardware and software. While data security might not be a top priority for some disguised organizations, its importance can’t be ignored. To […]
Imagine a scenario where a programmer needs to follow a couple of tried and tested procedures to write code that becomes a part of a bigger program that needs some insightful contribution from another programmer. So, is the first programmer really needed? Can’t we find a robotic replacement for the same? In the past, GitHub […]
When it comes to pre-installed malicious software, HP (Hewlett-Packard) has a thing for them. In May this year, the tech giant was in the news after security researchers found a pre-installed keylogger in HP machines. Now, a researcher going by the online handle of “Zwclose” has identified the presence of yet another keylogger in HP laptops providing […]
After rapidly reinforcing a flaw that acknowledged anyone with access to a High Sierra Mac to take administrative control, Apple still has extra work to do to make its software secure, namely iOS 11, it was demanded this week. Oleg Afonin, a security researcher for password-cracking forensic IT biz Elcomsoft, in an article on Wednesday […]
The Volatility Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the Volatility Framework, sponsors the yearly Volatility Plugin Contest to acknowledge the best forensic tools built on the Volatility platform.
The social media giant Facebook has more than 2 billion monthly active users so when there is a bug in it, that’s big news. Recently an Iranian security researcher discovered a critical bug that allowed anyone to delete any photo from any user on Facebook without having access to their account. The researcher who goes by […]
Well over 400 high profile websites are collecting all the keys that you’ve pressed, and it turns out that most of them don’t even know about it. When we hear the word keylogger, we imagine some sort of nefarious software installed on computers, without the knowledge of the users, collecting data regarding the keys pressed […]
Rhino Security Labs’ researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Amazon’s Key delivery service and Cloud Cam security camera. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the functioning of the camera to make it go offline due to which it will not be possible to monitor if someone entered a home or not. It is worth […]
Apple Inc. introduced Face ID facial recognition system on September 12, 2017, with the launch of iPhone X and claimed that even high-quality masks such as those used in Hollywood movies couldn’t trick its security system. It turned out Apple was right because all it took for security researchers to fool Face ID was a […]
A security researcher has identified bugs in Google’s bug tracker platform Issue Tracker. It is indeed ironic that the software intended to deal with unpatched vulnerabilities and bugs during product development itself is loaded with bugs through which the researcher managed to access sensitive internal systems of Google. Issue Tracker program is to be used […]
Relating the collaboration between ESET experts and the FBI about the Windigo’s operation, which ended with the sentencing of Maxim Senakh.
The flaw was discovered by researchers from Check Point in the user authentication method between the SmartThinQ portable app and LG’s back-end platform. This applicability allows users to remotely control different purposes of their appliances, including turning them on and off. For example, users can preheat their furnace or start their AC unit before they […]
According to the findings of Check Point researchers, there is a vulnerability in the LG smart home infrastructure through which hackers can take full control of an authentic user account and later remotely hijack LG SmartThinq home appliances including refrigerators, dryers, dishwashers, microwaves and robotic vacuum cleaners. When a user leaves any of these devices […]
Agari supports email fraud on behalf of larger than 400 federal websites, including the real sites of the departments of Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs, the Census Bureau and the Senate. Though emails list who a word is “from,” the email order does nothing to verify if a message really was sent to […]
Smart Home Systems like the Google Home Mini is intended to only listen for a specific wake word, in this case, it’s “Hey Google” or “Ok Google.” Only then do their receivers record what you’re saying it, transmit it to the cloud, and try to solve your question. But there is normally a way to […]