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Following the footsteps of Apple’s homegrown Swift programming language for developing iOS apps, Kotlin has been growing at a fast pace (here’s why you should learn it). This doesn’t mean that all Kotlin developers are learning it with an aim to code safer and faster Android apps. A new report from Trend Micro states the […]
Cyber criminals are getting smarter and more resourceful. They are now spoofing hardware accessories to spread their malicious payloads. Recent reports have revealed that some hackers have begun sending malicious which trick the user into believing that the attachment is coming from the network printer. Researchers at Barracuda reported attacks of this nature in November […]
After a series of ransomware attacks capturing the headlines past year, crypto mining malware and cryptojacking attacks came into the play. Just last month, a Starbucks customer found that the infected Wi-Fi hotspot was trying to mine Monero digital coins. It was a new kind of threat associated with using public hotspots, which are often labeled […]
It is just another day for Android users who are yet again under adware attack by malicious apps on Google Play Store. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies have identified a new mobile adware program, dubbed as LightsOut, in at least 22 illegitimate Android flashlight and utility apps on Google Play Store. These apps have now […]
The 2018 Olympic Winter Games will be held in Pyeongchang in February 2018 but malware attacks against the event have already begun. According to McAfee researchers, hackers are trying to target the upcoming Winter Olympics due to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As per the findings from McAfee, cybercriminals are hunting for sensitive data from […]
A new botnet (here’s our existing cryptomining coverage) is in the town and it uses Python as a scripting language to carry out its operation and mine Monero digital coins. As found out by the researchers at F5 Labs, this botnet has been operating under the radar in recent times. Due to its association with […]
A new adware spotted in Google play contains scripts to overrides the user decision and disable ads outside of legitimate context. It hides icon which makes the detection and removal process difficult. The malware Dubbed LightsOut spotted by checkpoint security researchers and notified to Google, who removed the apps from the play store now.The Malware […]
No user interaction required – and the exploit could’ve been used to distribute any form of malware. A vulnerability in Google Apps Script could have allowed attackers to use Google Drive to discreetly deliver malware to unsuspecting victims. Google Apps Script is a JavaScript based language used for the creation of add-ons and extensions for […]
It is just another day with just another Android malware targeting unsuspecting users. Last time Uber was in news for hiding massive data breach of 75 million accounts from its users and paying $100,000 to the culprits. Now, the IT security researchers at Symantec have discovered malware that secretly spies upon Uber’s Android app and extracts […]
Fortify the security of any WordPress installation. This tool releases new versions on a regular basis. Make sure to update your dependencies frequently to get the latest version. Check out the changelog or CHANGELOG.md to learn about the new features. Installation Installing WPHardening requires you to execute one console command: $ pip install -r requirements.txt […]
The year 2017 was quite exciting as we came across several new things from Ransomware to IoT malware and more. Several industries found themselves gripped at the mercy of the hackers and criminals. The vulnerabilities in Windows which was made known to us by these same hackers. Anyway, we have all had our share of […]
Corporate printers and scanners related emails are quite common in large organizations and this particular aspect is now deemed as a potential opportunity for exploitation by cybercriminals. According to the findings of Barracuda Networks, there is a sudden rise in attacks involving HP, Canon and Epson printer and scanner email attachments. Reportedly, hackers have launched […]
Most Android malware is at best annoying, but rarely does it cause physical damage to a phone. Not so with Loapi, a newly-discovered trojan with a cryptocurrency miner that worked a phone so hard its battery swelled up and burst open the device’s back cover. Kaspersky Lab researchers found the malware lurking in about 20 […]
Opera browser developers have good news for web users annoyed by the cryptocurrency mining capabilities of certain websites that drain the life out of their CPUs. The Norwegian browser developer firm, Opera, has introduced Opera 50 beta version, which is the first every popular browser to come with cryptocurrency mining blocker. The beta version offers […]
Living in a modern digital era of computers can bring a lot of risks including data exfiltration to you and your PC. Computers are extremely vulnerable, and if the person on the other side of your network knows how to find the exact loophole in the system – you may suffer from huge loss of data […]
If you frequently use Facebook Messenger then we advise that you open attachments in your messages a bit more wisely than before. Researchers at renowned cyber-security firm Trend Micro have discovered a malicious new cryptocurrency mining malware that specifically targets Facebook Messenger users . The malware has been dubbed as Digmine. It is hidden in […]
Cryptocurrency mining is on the rise and so does the number of instances where wrong ways are used to harvest the digital currency. Just a day before yesterday, we told you about the Loapi Android malware that mines Monero on your device. Even if you’re sitting at a place like Starbucks, mining can happen anytime. […]
Security researchers from Kaspersky have discovered a new malware that is targeting Android phones. This malware, called as Loapi, is a harmful piece of code that can execute five separate malicious actions including mining the Monero cryptocurrency, making DDoS attacks, bombarding infected users with continuous ads, redirecting web traffic, transmitting text messages, and downloading and […]
A warning has been issued by researchers disclosing the identification of a backdoor in yet another WordPress plugin called Captcha. This plugin already has nearly 300,000 installations, which shows how popular it is among the users. However, when WordFence identified that a backdoor was added to it after an update was released on December 4. […]
Newly emerging malware that combined with several malicious apps called AnubisSpy linked to cyberespionage campaign to steal messages (SMS), photos, videos, contacts, email accounts, calendar events, and browser histories. its sophisticated capabilities also performing to take screenshots and record audio, including calls which basically targets Middle Eastern countries. This kind of spyware app Developers creating […]
A strain of Android malware found lurking on third-party application stores is so packed full of nefarious capabilities it can cause physical damage to smartphones. Security experts from Moscow-based anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab said Monday (18 December) that a newly discovered Trojan – dubbed Loapi – exploited a handset to the extent that within two […]