Microsoft said it detected and helped the US government to block Russian hacking attempts against at least three congressional candidates this year, a Microsoft executive revealed speaking at the Aspen Security Forum today.
Although the company refuse…
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| In part one of this series, we had a look at a few reasons why you should block ads on your network and devices. In the second part, we’ll cover a few of the common ad blocking utilities and how to best configure those tools for maximum effectiveness.
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| Smart assistants are programmed to eavesdrop on you in order to await commands. Sometimes they’re dangerous, and other times downright hilarious. What’s the real value in these devices?
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There’s terrible news for Apple users in China.
Apple’s Chinese data center partner has transferred iCloud data, belonging to 130 million China-based users, to a cloud storage service managed by a state-owned mobile telecom provider—raising concerns a…
Introduction
Cyber criminals tend to favor cryptocurrencies because they provide
a certain level of anonymity and can be easily monetized. This interest
has increased in recent years, stemming far beyond the desire to
simply use cryptocurrenci…
Google has been hit by a record-breaking $5 billion antitrust fine by the European Union regulators for abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system and thwarting competitors.
That’s the largest ever antitrust penalty.
Though Android …
Microsoft today launched a new bug bounty program for bug hunters and researchers finding security vulnerabilities in its “identity services.”
Hacking into networks and stealing data have become common and easier than ever but not all data holds the s…
Smart SMS & Email Manager 3.3 – ‘contact_type_id’ SQL Injection
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| A recent discovery of surreptitious execution of cryptomining code by a sandboxed app, riding piggyback on the open source software (OSS) ecosystem, raises pertinent questions about open source vulnerabilities. Here are five ways developers can find and fix vulnerabilities and their dependencies.
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In a legal extradition tug-of-war between the United States and Russia, it seems France has won the game, surprisingly.
A Greek court has ruled to extradite the Russian cybercrime suspect and the former operator of now-defunct BTC-e crypto exchange to…
A 21-year-old New Jersey woman has been charged with hacking into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez, stealing her personal photos, and then leaked them to the Internet.
Susan Atrach of Ridgefield Park was charged Thursday with 11…
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| The last quarter is likely the last hurrah of the campaigns and attacks we’ve been seeing over the last 6 months. What comes next may completely change the game. Check out our latest Cybercrime Tactics & Techniques report to find out more about what you may encounter next quarter.
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As it was speculated that the author of LuminosityLink RAT was arrested last year, a plea agreement made available to the public today confirmed the news.
Back in September last year, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and National Crime Agenc…
Nanopool Claymore Dual Miner – APIs RCE (Metasploit)
QNAP Q’Center – change_passwd Command Execution (Metasploit)
Microhard Systems 3G/4G Cellular Ethernet and Serial Gateway – Restricted Shell Escape
