Security flaw in Trend Micro unveiled by Google security Researcher
Google security researcher, Tavis Ormandy has found bugs in Password Manager of global security software company, Trend Micro.Password Manager is a component installed by default with Trend Micro’s...
View ArticleMalware targeting Android-powered Smart TVs
With the end to the festive season, a lot of homes are now quipped with smart gadgets, making people lazier than ever. Out of all the new gadgets that rolled out on the streets, one of the most popular...
View ArticleMozilla awarded $2,500 to security researcher
Security Researcher Ashar Javed, recently discovered three bugs with Mozilla add-ons portal and that had been exploited via "Create new collection" feature.It was discovered that malicious codes could...
View ArticleA trojan that evades security products and stole data
Spymel, a new Trojan discovered by Zscaler (a US-based cyber-security vendor), reaches computer through spam emails and remain undetected from security products.This Trojan is attached to emails as an...
View ArticleHackers caused power cut in western Ukraine
Department of Homeland security’s (DHS’s) Industrial Control systems cyber emergency response team (ICS-CERT) has identified a piece of malicious code known as ‘BlackEnergy’ in the networks of a power...
View ArticleIT security firm Trustwave sued for Failing to Stop Data Breach
IT security firm Trustwave has been accused of failing to properly investigate the card breach suffered by the Las Vegas-based casino operator Affinity Gaming in 2013.Affinity Gaming filed a complaint...
View ArticleSSH backdoor discovered in Fortinet FortiOS firewalls
Within a month's span since Juniper Network found an unauthorised backdoor in their Netscreen firewall, researchers from all over the globe have been working hard and have found similar faulty codes in...
View ArticleCyber Insurer sued after company loses $480K in CEO Fraud
A Texas-based engineering firm, Ameriforge Group Inc. or popularly known as AFGlobal is suing its cyber insurance provider, Federal Insurance Co., a division of insurance giant Chubb Group for refusing...
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New Linux Trojan spies on users by taking screenshots
(pc-google images)In the last one week, Linux.Ekocms.1 trojan has become the latest threat that targets Linux PCs, soon after ransomware Linux.Encoder and the Linux XOR DDoS malware had showed a large...
View ArticlePhishing attack on Ukrainian electricity utilities systems
Recently Ukrainian electricity utilities systems were exposed to phishing attacks which let to power cut affecting almost 80,000 customers for six hours. The current Phishing attacks were similar to...
View ArticleHack on cPanel exposes customer details
cPanel was hacked this weekend which exposed details of its customers,including their names, contact details, and encrypted passwords.Though hacking did not affect payment information which was kept on...
View ArticleMagento releases update for fixing security vulnerabilities
Magento an e-commerce management platform, has released an update for a number of critical XSS vulnerabilities which includes patches for two critical issues.The stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws...
View ArticleBlackEnergy malware behind power outrages in Ukraine
The advanced Persistent threat (APT) actor that has recently targeted Ukraine has started sending BlackEnergy malware using specially coded Word documents that have embedded macros in them. BlackEnergy...
View ArticleFlaw in Westermo Industrial Switches puts customer devices at risk
U.S Department of Homeland Security Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT)revealed last week that Westermo Ethernet industrial switches uses secure sockets layer...
View Article5,200 affected after unauthorized access of Neiman Marcus Group's websites
Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) has reported an unauthorized access to their online customer accounts on the websites Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Last Call, and CUSP.According to the public notice...
View ArticleOutpost24 researchers find major flaws in Sauter SCADA systems
Flaws in Sauter’s moduWEB Vision SCADA product can be exploited by remote attackers to take full control of the product. The flaw was identified by researchers at vulnerability Management Company,...
View Article63,000 Social Security numbers compromised in UCF hack
University of Central Florida (UCF) has recently faced a cybersecurity threat, nearly 63,000 Social Security numbers and names of former and current students and employees of University of Central...
View ArticleHackers expose info of DoJ & DHS employees
A group of anonymous hackers have breached the US Department of Homeland Security’s system and leaked personal details of the people who work there.The hackers uploaded the list at hosting platform...
View ArticleBanks face new APT style robbery attacks
A year after Kaspersky Lab researchers warned that cyber-criminals would start to adopt sophisticated tactics and techniques from APT groups for use in bank robberies, the company has confirmed the...
View ArticleANDROIDOS_LIBSKIN malware, a new worry for Android
Downloading apps from third-party stroes could be a risky affair as it contains a malware ANDROIDOS_LIBSKIN, which spread through these types of unofficial app portals.Android has documented the...
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