New-looking Sundown EK drops Smoke Loader, Kronos banker
2016-10-19
As we keep a tab on exploit kits, today we are looking at some changes with Sundown EK. Nowhere near as popular as RIG EK, this exploit kit still remains aRead More →
VeraCrypt Security Audit Concludes Despite Rocky Start
2016-10-18
VeraCrypt 1.19 released to fix 8 critical issues. The VeraCrypt project has released version 1.19 to fix a series of security flaws discovered during a recent security audit paid theRead More →
Crooks exploit a zero-day in WordPress eCommerce Plugin to upload a backdoor
2016-10-18
Experts from the White Fir Design discovered cybe rcriminals exploited a zero-day flaw in an e-commerce plugin for WordPress to upload a backdoor. According to the experts from the firmRead More →
Magento Malware Uses Steganography to Steal Payment Card Data
2016-10-18
Malware hides credit card data inside image files. Hackers are collecting payment card data from Magento stores, hiding the stolen data inside JPG images, which they’re downloading from infected storesRead More →
What We Can Learn from the Trident/Pegasus iOS Vulnerability
2016-10-17
It’s been several weeks since the story broke about Trident/Pegasus and the vulnerabilities they exploited in iOS. There has certainly been a significant (although a lot less than expected) amount ofRead More →
Crooks Leverage Explosives to Rob ATMs Because Malware Is Overrated
2016-10-17
Who needs complicated malware when you have dynamite.Criminals like to use explosives to break into ATMs, rather than deploy malware, a recent European ATM Security Team (EAST) report has shown.Read More →
A New Linux Trojan Called NyaDrop Threatens the IoT Landscape
2016-10-14
Malware author returns to IoT landscape following Mirai’s success and the wealth of vulnerable devices. The Krebs DDoS attacks have proven that the IoT landscape is a fertile ground that canRead More →
OffensiveWare Sold on Hacking Forums as Exploit Builder and Next-Gen Keylogger
2016-10-13
New hacking tools arrive on underground hacking forums. The latest addition to the malware scene is a new set of hacking tools advertised under the OffensiveWare brand, available as rentable MaaSRead More →
Executable Files, Old Exploit Kits Top Most Effective Attack Methods
2016-10-13
Researchers for the new ‘Hacker’s Playbook’ analyzed 4 million breach methods from an attacker’s point of view to gauge the real risks today to enterprises. No organization is immune toRead More →
Bitcoin Wallet Blockchain.info Recovers from DNS Hijacking Attack
2016-10-13
At the time of writing, everything is back to normal. Blockchain.info, the largest web-based Bitcoin wallet, suffered a DNS hijacking attack today when users accessing the site were pointed toRead More →
