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Threats to the privacy of users of any online service are not generated only by hackers outside the companies. Data protection specialists report that a former Yahooo software engineer has just pleaded guilty of compromising the accounts of thousands of Yahoo users in order to find sex images and videos, preferably of young women and […]
A cybersecurity incident has impacted Zynga Inc., a popular social media video game company. According to information security specialists, the incident has compromised the personal information of nearly 220 million users worldwide. Through an official statement, the company reported that Gonsticplayers, a hacker from Pakistan managed to compromise the security of Words with Friends, a […]
Sometimes hackers do not pursue monetary or operation disruption purposes but seem only interested in demonstrating their capabilities, claim web application security specialists. This appears to be the case of sporting goods company Asics, which had to issue an apology after screens at one of its major stores in Australia showed pornographic content for hours. […]
Microsoft issued a serious warning about the new form of stealthy fileless Malware campaign “Nodersok” that attacks windows computers using living-off-the-land techniques. Living-off-the-land Binaries (LOLBin) technique refers to the abuse of legitimate windows tools and uses it to maintain its persistence and performing other malicious activities in the targeted windows machine. Microsoft researchers are continuously […]
Because of the advantages it offers, cloud computing is considered a much safer environment for information stored on these servers. However, vulnerability testing specialists have discovered a security flaw in a cloud management system used by thousands of providers of these services that could expose information from thousands of system administrators. The vulnerability is present […]
Data protection specialists report that DoorDash has become the victim of a data breach incident. Through a post on its official blog, the food delivery company reported that an unidentified group of hackers managed to extract about 4.8 million customers, employees and delivery histories records. Among the millions of records exposed during the incident are: […]
Any type of company can become a victim of a cyberattack. Web application security specialists report that Rheinmetall, a German-based manufacturer of weapons and car parts, has suffered a malware attack that has disrupted its production in countries such as Brazil, Mexico and the US. “Our production processes are experiencing severe disruptions,” says a statement […]
Cisco has just released a new set of security updates for the Cisco IOS Software IOx application. According to ethical hacking specialists, these updates fix a vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow remote threat actors without authentication to access the guest operating system (Guest OS) as a root user. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-12648, exists […]
The cryptocurrency community has taken a hit that will be difficult to recover from. Information security specialists report that the cryptocurrency market is in crisis, as the price of Bitcoin has fallen more than 10% due to the little interest generated by the start of activities of Bakkt, the trading platform of virtual assets of […]
Ransomware remains one of the most practiced cyberattack variants and generates great stakes for threat actors, mentioned digital forensics specialists. Although organizations or individuals who are victims of these infections often have appropriate security measures, a slight oversight is sufficient to let the malware into the target system. In addition, a ransomware infection can be […]
While they can sometimes help us simplify some everyday tasks, smart home devices can also be used by threat actors for malicious purposes. This is the case of a family in Wisconsin, US, whose members began to be harassed by a group of hackers that compromised the management portal of their Google Nest smart home […]
These are bad news for cybercrime. Digital forensics specialists report that cybercrimes against banking institutions, such as hacking an online account or cloning credit and debit cards could take those responsible to jail for the rest of their lives, all thanks to a new bill in Philippines. Last August 28th President Rodrigo Duterte signed the […]
Regardless of its usage, any software implementation can present serious security errors. A researcher in vulnerability testing that remains anonymous for the time has revealed details about zero-day vulnerability in vBulletin, the most widely used Internet forum creation software nowadays. The problem is that it appears that the person in charge of publishing this information […]
IT system audit specialists mention that the website Yahoo has created to present compensation claim due to the massive data breaches (which affected more than 3 billion users worldwide) is already online, although it’s not all good news. On this website, Yahoo notes that most users residing outside the US and Israel will not be […]
Cybersecurity incidents continue to occur in public organizations. Ethical hacking specialists report that David Creery, a prominent official in the city of Woodstock, UK, has confirmed that public systems suffered an infection of an unidentified variant of malware that has prevented access to the networks of data and email server. The UK authorities are already […]
Public WiFi networks continue to create serious problems for their users. Network security specialists report that Alexander Safonov, a Russian programmer who is being investigated as part of the hacker group known as Lurk, has written an open letter revealing the presence of security vulnerabilities in the networks of four international airports in Russia: Platov, […]
Network security specialists report that Malindo Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air Group, a low-cost Indonesian airline, suffered a data breach that has compromised the information of thousands of passengers. The compromised information was even detected in multiple information-sharing forums for more than a month. Compromised records include phone numbers, passport details, and information about […]
According to data protection specialists, Yahoo is about to close a $117.5 million USD settlement to end the class action against them due to a series of security breaches that affected the company’s users between 2012 and 2016. If you operated a Yahoo account during that period, you are likely to be eligible to receive […]
New Bedford city, Massachusetts, has become the new victim of a severe ransomware attack. According to web application security specialists, the attackers have demanded a ransom of $5.3 million USD in exchange for restoring access to files infected by encryption malware. The incident occurred about two months ago, although the infection was publicly disclosed until […]
A severe incident has been confirmed by IT system audit specialists. Scotiabank has mistakenly leaked some of its internal source code as well as confidential login credentials for its back-end systems. The bank’s security teams have spent the last twelve hours deleting repositories on GitHub that stored sensitive information, which were available to any user […]
There is currently a wide range of instant messaging services and, according to information security specialists, many have a security measure known as end-to-end encryption, which prevents third parties from being able to access the content of messages between two users. However, this does not mean that our information is completely secure, as hackers can […]