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Bootstrap-Sass v3.2.0.3 Loaded With Malware, Update To 3.2.0.4 ASAP

Popular UI framework Bootstrap-Sass hosted malicious code in its library that provides an attacker to perform a remote code execution, the affected version is 3.2.0.3 and earlier. Security consulting firm, Bad Packets has indicated a somewhat backdoor-like code inside the Ruby framework composed of an executable cookie. Apparently, one of the developers had his account […]

TA505 APT Hackers Launching ServHelper Backdoor Malware via Weaponized Excel Documents

Well-Known and advanced threat actors groups TA505 APT distributing a new variant of ServHelper malware that distributed via weaponized Excel 4.0 macro to open a backdoor & steal sensitive information from infection system. TA505 threat actors associated with various high profile cyber attackers including infamous Dridex banking trojan and Locky ransomware, delivered through malicious email […]

74 Facebook Groups With 385,000 Members Serves as Black Markets for Hackers to Carry out Illegal Activities

Cybercriminal host dozens of Facebook groups to serve as a marketplace for carrying out a number of illicit services and for exchanges. Instead of using hidden services cybercriminals prefer to operate in the massive social media platform. Talos research uncovered several groups on Facebook that involved in illegal activities, some groups found active for 8 […]

Fileless malware attacks users of financial institutions

According to the ethical hacking training from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS), a group of researchers has discovered a new variety of fileless malware attacking mainly clients of some Banks in countries like Brazil and Thailand, using a hacking tool and at least two tools for information theft.  Ethical hacking training specialists mention […]

BasBanke – The new malware that steals banking information of Android users

BasBanke is a new variant of malware for Android mainly directed to users of this operating system in Brazil. According to the authors of ‘Learn ethical hacking‘, it is a banking Trojan that steals sensitive financial data, such as card numbers, card type, etc. According to the authors of ‘Learn ethical hacking’, the propagation of […]

How to identify & protect yourself from online dating scams

The Internet is an addictive world due to its unlimited and lucrative opportunities for people from almost every facet of life. Some use the Internet to make money, some use it to keep in touch with their loved ones, and some to find love – and then there are those who use it for nefarious […]

New malware can modify CT and MRI scan results

Call it killer malware? Israeli researchers have developed a new malware that highlights some very critical and dangerous security vulnerabilities in medical imaging equipment, which is commonly used to diagnose serious health conditions like cancer and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Not only can the malware impact the diagnosis of the imaging equipment but can also compromise […]

New Android Malware “BasBanke” Steal Financial Data Such as Credentials & Credit/Debit Card Numbers

Researchers discovered a new Android Malware called “BasBanke” targeting Brazilian users to steals financial related sensitive data such as credentials and credit/debit card numbers. BasBanke Malware continuously infects users since 2018 Brazilian elections using various malicious apps that downloaded over 10,000 times from Google Play Store till the date. Malware authors abusing Facebook and WhatsApp […]

Hard Times for Cryptojacking

What is Cryptojacking? It is an attack in which hackers secretly utilize the computing power of your device to mine cryptocurrency – The cybercrime climate is flexible enough to quickly adapt to new circumstances and trends. The fact that cryptocurrency markets skyrocketed in the past several years has encouraged malicious actors to find ways of getting on […]

Hackers Compromise iOS & Android Devices by Dropping Malware Over Hijacked WiFi Routers

Cybercriminals attempting to compromise iOS & Android devices via advanced Phishing campaign that redirect iOS users to a malicious landing page which allows attackers to collect sensitive information and the Android users are compromised with malware via Hijacked WiFi Routers. Researchers believe that the attack belongs to Roaming Mantis campaign that uses DNS hijacking attack […]

Latest Ransomware ‘Xwo’ Attacks PCs With Default Passwords

Only a few days ago we alerted our users about ransomware called vxCrypt which improves your PC’s performance as it encrypts your file. However, another deadly malware called Xwo is the latest ransomware to make your online browsing experience perilous. According to AT&T Alien Labs, Xwo is a different type of ransomware as it doesn’t encrypt your […]

OceanLotus APT Hackers Group using Steganography to Launch an Encrypted Malware Payload via .png Image File

A Well-known APT Group OceanLotus leveraging a steganography method to hide the encrypted malware payload within a .png image file to infect the targeted system. OceanLotus group known for Multiple attack campaigns around the globe, the threat actor group targets private sectors across multiple industries, foreign governments. Steganography, a method used by attackers to hide […]

Pirated Game Of Thrones Torrent Is Making Your PC Sick

A recent report from Kaspersky claims that pirated Game Of Thrones – the popular hit series from HBO – contains a number of malware programs. Game Of Thrones torrent is an easy bait to spread malicious programs into people’s computers. That’s why hackers are exploiting this feature. What Besides Game Of Thrones Torrent TV series […]

Your next Game of Thrones download can be a malware – Here’s why

Game of Thrones the most Exploited Series by Hackers and Scammers in 2018- Research reveals. Cybercriminals never miss out on an opportunity to exploit any potentially fruitful event and now that the final season of Game of Thrones is about to be released, they are trying to use it for achieving their malicious objectives. Although […]

This Ransomware Improves Your PC’s Performance. Initially.

We recently told you about the highly dangerous Lockergoga Virus, which caused Havoc in the industrial complexes. Well, there is a new malware called vxCrypter ransomware in the digital space and it will encrypt your files along and ‘improve’ your PC’s performance. Vccrypter is based on an unfinished, old ransomware called vxLock that utilized Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Rivest-Shamir-Adleman or RSA […]

Microsoft ‘s New Tamper Protection in Defender ATP Lets block never-before seen Malware within Seconds

Microsoft released a new future called Tamper protection in Microsoft Defender ATP to provide next-gen security to their users and block the advanced and never before seen malware within a seconds. In order to expand the security in Microsoft anti-malware solution, Tamper protection provides an additional security future against improper modification in the apps by […]

Game of Thrones Downloads Widely Used to Spread Malware

Game of Thrones downloads seem to be favored greatly for spreading Windows malware, according to a new report. In a recent report, security firm Kaspersky Lab says, based on data obtained from its Kaspersky Security Network, that Game of Thrones is the most widely used among all downloaded TV shows for spreading Windows malware. 126,320 […]

Hackers Using WordPress and Joomla Sites to Distribute Shade Ransomware

CMS based sites such as WordPress and Joomla are the popular targets for cybercriminals, they hijack those sites and inject malicious contents. ThreatLabZ researchers detected a campaign that targets WordPress and Joomla sites to distribute Shade/Troldesh ransomware, backdoors, redirectors, and a variety of phishing pages. Hackers use to hijack several hundreds of CMS sites and […]

Emotet Malware Mass Attack Drops Nozelesn Ransomware on Enterprise Endpoint Systems Via Word Documents

A new wave of Emotet malware campaign distribute the Nozelesn ransomware that targets hospitality industries based endpoint systems via malicious word documents. Telemetry had over 14,000 detections via emotet spam emails that are distributed all over the world between January 9, 2019, and February 7, 2019. These mass infections mainly targeting specific countries including Great […]

Hackers Distributing Malware Via Weaponized PDF & MS Word Version of New Zealand Terror Suspect’s Manifesto

Cyber Criminals launching a new malware via weaponized PDF & MS Word Version of New Zealand terror suspect’s manifesto. Researchers noticed 8chan, an imageboard website composed of user-created boards contains several posts that link to a manifesto, allegedly authored by the terror suspect of New Zealand terror attack. These Manifesto contain several version of PDF […]