Android Malware 'Krysanec' masquerading as legitimate apps
Security Experts always recommend android users to download applications only from official Google Play store. If you are downloading apps from third-party markets, you may end up with malware on your...
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Hackers exploit HeartBleed vulnerability to compromise CHS
Community Health Systems (CHS) recently revealed that hackers have compromised their computer network and stolen personal information of around 4.5 million patients.The report says the attackers have...
View ArticleUPS store at 51 locations hit with Malware, Customers' Card data at risk
UPS Store, a subsidiary of UPS, said that 51 US Stores in 24 States were hit with a malware which was not detected by current Antivirus software. The breach puts customers who used a credit or debit...
View ArticleDairy Queen admits Data Breach
Dairy Queen, a fast food restaurant, has confirmed that systems in a limited number of its stores have been infected by malware. The data breach puts customers' credit card and debit card data at...
View ArticleGoodwill confirms Credit card breach
Goodwill Industries confirmed that a third party vendor's system hit with malware attack, resulting in its customers credit card data being compromised.The data security issue was intially announced in...
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Security breach at Bartell Hotels affects over 40,000 individuals
Bartell Hotels announced that it had detected potential unauthorized access by a third-party attacker to its customer's financial data. The payment card processing systems used at five Bartell Hotels...
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A Test server of HealthCare.gov infected with malware
Hackers managed to breach a server which is part of HealthCare.gov and managed to upload a malicious software. The server in question is a test server that was not meant to be connected to the...
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Malicious Ad Network "Kyle and Stan" serves Windows and Mac Malware
Cyber Criminals have been placing malicious ads on a number of popular websites including YouTube, Yahoo that serves malicious software. The campaign also targets Mac users. The malicious network,...
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About 5 million Gmail IDs and passwords leaked
Around 5 million Gmail user names and related passwords have been leaked in Russian Bitcoin security forum.Is Google got hacked?No, the leak was not the result of a security breach of Google systems....
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Bug in Joomla! Extension VirtueMart allows hacker to gain Super Admin access
Security researchers at Sucuri found a critical security vulnerability in VirtueMart, a popular e-commerce extension for the Joomla which has been downloaded more than 3.5 million times. The...
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Vulnerability in Android default browser allows attackers to hijack Sessions
A Serious vulnerability has been discovered in the Android default browser(AOSP) that allows a malicious website to bypass "Same Origin Policy(SOP)" and steal user's data from other websites opened in...
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Don't cook your iPhone in Microwave oven
There is an Internet hoax circulating around claiming users of Apple's IOS 8 can charge their iPhone by putting it in the microwave oven. The hoax ad was posted in 4chan and stated "Wave is our latest...
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jQuery.com reportedly hacked to serve malware
JQuery.com, the official website of the popular javascript library JQuery(used by nearly 70% of top 10,000 websites), had reportedly been compromised and had served credential stealing malware. RiskIQ...
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Data Breach at TripAdvisor's Viator affects 1.4 million customers, card...
The travel site Viator, a subsidiary of TripAdvisor, has suffered a data breach that has compromised customer's information which includes payment card information. The company is in the process of...
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Jimmy Johns hit by Point of Sale(POS) Malware
Jimmy John's is the latest company hit with Point-Of-Sale(POS) information breach. The Illinois based sandwich shop said it learned of the hack on July 30 and immediately hired security experts to...
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Everything you need to know about Bash Bug "ShellShock"
A new critical security vulnerability in the BASH shell, the command-line shell used in many Unix and Linux operating systems, leaves a large number of systems at security risk. The bug also affects...
View ArticleApple releases Bash update addressing ShellShock vulnerability
Over the last few days we have seen headlines about the critical security bug in Bash shell that affects Unix, Linux and even Mac computers.Apple previously noted that only few Mac users who runs the...
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"Xsser mRAT", an Advanced iOS spyware targets Hong Kong protesters
Security researchers from Lacoon Mobile Security company identified an advanced iOS Trojan targeting protesters in Hong Kong. The trojan dubbed as 'Xsser mRAT", is related to similar Android malware...
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New Mac OS X Botnet uses Reddit's Search function to get CNC servers list
Security Researchers at Russian Antivirus company Dr.Web have publisheddetails of a new botnet that targets Mac OS X. What is very interesting is that this malware uses the search function of Reddit to...
View ArticlePakistan targets Indian Officials with FinFisher malware
WikiLeaks last month released a set of documents and copies of 'weaponized malware' developed by FinFisher company which is said to be used by Governments around the world to spy on journalists,...
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