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The dark web marketplaces and undergrown marketplaces are full of vendors selling databases, weapons, illegal drugs and malicious software. Now security researchers have discovered yet another ransomware malware not only selling victims’ data but also selling them online. Researchers from Heimdal Security have discovered a variant of the Jaff malware which is part of a larger […]
Since the spread of WannaCry ransomware attack the cyber security community is doing whatever it takes to identify new threats against unsuspecting users. The recent discovery by security researchers is a threat to both Windows and Mac users. Checkpoint has recently revealed a new malware at large which goes by the name of “Fireball.” The malware has […]
Chinese threat operation which has infected more than 250 million PCs around the world. The advanced malware, Fireball, takes control target browsers and transforms them into zombies. Security specialists from Check Point Threat Intelligence and research team recently discovered this high volume attack. It has two important Functions: An ability to run any code on […]
In its latest release as part of the Vault 7 series, WikiLeaks has apparently leaked a document which consists information regarding a new malware dubbed Pandemic, which is another CIA-built hacking tool. According to the document: Today, June 1st, 2017, WikiLeaks publishes documents from the “Pandemic” project of the CIA, a persistent implant for Microsoft […]
One of the CIA Cyberweapon Called “Pandemic” Document Leaked by Vault 7 Projects of WikiLeaks.This Malware tool Specifically interact and run as kernel shellcode to install File system Driver. This Malware will the attack the Victim Machine if user accesses the file via SMB, the Payload files will be Replaced to the Actual Target file […]
For almost four months, script kiddies ran amok in one of Stanford’s subdomains, installing web shells, mailers, and other types of web malware. The infection was noticed last week by security researchers at Netcraft and was reported to Stanford admins, who recently cleaned their site. The affected website belongs to the Paul F. Glenn Center […]
Google published a blog post introducing machine learning to detect phishing Emails, click-time warnings for malicious links, and unintended external reply warnings. Machine learning has helped Gmail accomplish over 99% accuracy in spam recognition, and with this new security improvements.Google continuously focussing on Security improvements for Gmail users Google continuously focussing on Security improvements for […]
Shadow Brokers, the group that is now famously known for leaking the NSA hacking tools, Eternal Blue and Double Pulsar that infected computers worldwide with the WannaCry ransomware attack, is now announcing a new dump service through which, it will leak additional exploits for monthly subscriptions. The new dump service Soon after the WannaCry attack […]
Short Bytes: Since the arrival of WannaCry ransomware, the researchers have been unable to find the exact forces behind the attack. A new analysis by Flashpoint highlights the possibility of WannaCry’s affiliation to Chinese hackers. The firm performed a linguistic analysis of ransom notes in WannaCry samples and arrived at this conclusion. There are some […]
Short Bytes: A notorious adware named Judy had managed to break Google Play Store’s security mechanism, affecting about 36.5 million users. Judy malware spread via 41 popular apps created by a Korean company and tricked users into clicking banner ads to generate illegal revenue. After Check Point had reached out to Google, the company removed […]
A Malware called Hworm Performing multiple Attacks including steal passwords from Firefox, Opera, and Chrome browsers, ability to log keystrokes, kill running process, capture a Screen by making use of the backdoor. This Malware initially identified June 2016 and keep observed by researchers and finally find it as it Emerged day by day. According to […]
The Fast-food chain Chipotle notified users a security breach, hackers compromised its point of sale terminals to steal payment card data. The Mexican Grill Fast-food chain Chipotle notified users a data breach, hackers infected its point of sale terminals to steal payment card data. The malicious code infected systems in 47 states and Washington earlier […]
With rising salaries and a massive global demand for qualified professionals, cybersecurity is an incredibly attractive industry to work in. There are thousands of unfilled cyber roles and the situation is getting worse; Symantec now predicts there will be 1.5 million unfilled cybersecurity roles by 2019. The demand has been driven by increasing levels of cybercrime, […]
WannaCry ransomware attack has left a devastating trail on half of the world and this also includes the Russia’s postal service which was recently targeted and successfully infected by the malware. Some of the service’s computers are still not operational. This is one of the biggest signs of weakness when it comes to Russia’s online defenses […]
An eight-month-long investigation by Roman Unuchek, a security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, has uncovered one of the most complex malware distribution schemes seen to date on the Android malware scene. According to Unuchek, for the last year, the criminal group behind the Ztorg Android trojan has been using so-called “rewards apps,” to deliver malware […]
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd has revealed that its researchers have found a major attacking method in which hackers use vulnerabilities in media players which automatically download subtitles for various movies. As such, some of the most well-known media players such as Kodi, VLC and Popcorn Time have been compromised as these players are configured […]
Have you heard the expression “it ain’t over till it’s over”? Well, it matches with the ongoing situation of WannaCry ransomware attacks as researchers from TrustLook, a cyber security company have collected 386 new samples of WannaCry ransomware. WannaCry is a wicked encryption based malware (aka ransomware) which used Server Message Block protocol (SMB) vulnerability in the […]
Short Bytes: According to the latest update, Trustlook has found 386 WannaCry ransomware samples in the wild. The hashes for files have been shared in a blog post. They’ve also released a WannaCry scanner and toolkit to help the sysadmins protect their networks. WannaCry has hit hundreds of thousands of computer systems in more than […]
Short Bytes: A malware named Cron was deployed by a 16-membered hacker group in Russia which infected more than a million Android devices across the country by faking itself as banking apps. The hacker group was arrested last year before they could manage to affect banks in other countries. Russia’s name was prominent on the […]
Short Bytes: A security researcher’s honeypot has caught a new malware that uses 7 NSA hacking tools to perform the attack. Named EternalRocks, this malware exploits Windows SMB flaws. While it doesn’t appear to be dropping ransomware at the moment, it leaves PC vulnerable to remote commands for future attacks. To make sure that you remain protected, […]
It was over a week ago when the nasty WannaCry ransomware attack started infecting critical cyber infrastructure in more than 150 countries. Its target was Windows users demanding a ransom payment of $300 in Bitcoin in order to unlock their files. Not to mention that it was all possible due to an NSA exploit leaked […]