A couple of days ago web application security specialists reported a ransomware attack on Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), a state-controlled Mexican oil company. Although the company did not explicitly recognize theRead More →
Digital forensics specialists report the emergence of Buran, a new scheme for any user to acquire everything necessary to deploy a ransomware attack (a practice known as ransomware-as-a-service). According toRead More →
A report recently published by a web application security specialist mentions that Facebook may be enabling the front camera on some smartphone models (specifically iPhone) without consent while users scrollRead More →
Information security related incidents have become so common that any organization, whether it is a major multinational company or a small business, must consider any possible protective measures against disastrousRead More →
A team of digital forensics specialists has reported the finding of two major zero-day vulnerabilities in some ATM machines widely used in the US, among other territories. If exploited, theseRead More →
According to reports from digital forensics experts, the dangerous hacker group known as Platinum has announced the release of Titanium, a new backdoor Trojan that includes advanced features to controlRead More →
According to vulnerability testing specialists, a compression library included by default in multiple Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo, Arch Linux and FreeBSD among others) is affected by a serious vulnerabilityRead More →
Increasingly, cybersecurity incidents are affecting thousands, or even millions, of members of the gamer community. According to experts in ethical hacking, this weekend many fans of the popular Epic GamesRead More →
The week is just beginning and new security incidents affecting major technology companies have already being reported. According to web application security specialists, SmarterASP.NET, an ASP.NET hosting service provider, wasRead More →
According to information security specialists, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suffered a data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers of thousands of city drivers; the incident wouldRead More →
