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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 […]
Advanced Threat Protection, or ATP, is a type of security solution specifically designed to defend a network or system from sophisticated hacking or malware attacks that target sensitive data. ATP is usually available as a software or managed security service. Advanced Threat Protection solutions differ in terms of approach and components, but most include endpoint […]
Web application security specialists have reported that two popular ad-blocking browser extensions, both available on the Google Chrome Web Store, are completely fraudulent developments. The appointed products have been installed by millions of unaware people. The products are AdBlock, developed by AdBlock Inc., and uBlock, by Charlie Lee. Experts claim that these extensions try to […]
After a group of IT system audit specialists performed an analysis on medical imaging systems connected to the public Internet, it has been concluded that nearly 600 servers, located in 52 different countries, lack the minimum protection measures against unauthorized access. According to the experts, the analyzed systems do not have update patches to protect […]
Vulnerability testing specialists have reported the presence of an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the software of phpMyAdmin, one of the world’s most widely used MySQL and MariaDB database management applications. In addition to reporting the vulnerability, the experts published some details of the proof-of-concept for its exploitation. As mentioned before, phpMyAdmin is a free and […]
It seems that companies will never stop being inconvenienced by some security flaws. Vulnerability testing experts report that Cisco has extended the update patch to address a critical denial of service (DoS) vulnerability that was first detected and corrected in 2016. The vulnerability in question, tracked as CVE-2016-1409 is a flaw on the IPv6 packet […]
Hacking and cyber espionage activities between national states keep increasing. According to reports from digital forensics specialists, the Russian government had hacked FBI communications systems to prevent US agents from detecting Russian spies working in American territory and agencies. The report states that, in addition to the ability to disrupt their communication systems, the FBI […]
An investigation by a group of information security experts from the firm vpnMentor discovered a massive data breach that has affected more than 20 million citizens of Ecuador; it appears that the exposure of this information has occurred due to a database with poor security measures. The researchers, led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, […]
Edward Snowden departed for Russian territory in 2013, after he decided to disclose classified information about US National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance activities, according to information security experts, shortly after he landed in Moscow he was arrested by the authorities. A Russian intelligence officer later informed him that his passport was cancelled by the US […]
Ethical hacking experts report the arrest of two security specialists hired to evaluate a US court’s IT infrastructure; according to the reports, the two experts were caught while trying to physically access the court’s systems. Justin Wynn and Gary Demercurio, the two information security specialists involved, were arrested by police in Iowa, US, after they […]