Korean TV show torrents distributed with GoBot2 backdoor variant
A variant of GoBot2 backdoor includes Korean victims into a DDoS botnet, allows remote code execution Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a new
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Microsoft warns: fileless Astaroth malware is back with a new campaign
Fileless malware named Astaroth is back. Still works on stealing sensitive data The spike in Astaroth fileless malware attacks was spotted by Microsoft researchers
DDoS attacker DerpTrolling sentenced to 27 months in prison
The hacker who launched DDoS attacks at Sony, Steam, Riot Games, EA, and other platforms during 2013 Christmas period will serve jail time A
The Godlua backdoor: first malware using DNS over HTTPS protocol
Security researchers discover new malware strain that abuses the DNS over HTTPS protocol to secure its communication channels It seems that a newly discovered
10 million Android users tricked by “Updates for Samsung” app
Android application claims to update Samsung firmware but instead shows ads and demands money Yet another application on Google Play came under the scrutiny
D-Link promises the FTC no more safety failures in produced equipment
Internet of things producer D-Link promised to undertake more-advanced security measures in the FTC settlement The well-known company D-link which produces wireless routers, cameras,
OmniRAT developer swiped by German police, laptop and computer seized
OmniRAT developer was surprised by a visit from the German police, which confiscated digital footprint devices OmniRAT software is a Remote Access Tool that
Libyan hacker used Facebook platform to distribute trojans for years
Security experts uncovered Facebook accounts that pushed malware to tens of thousands of people for the past five years The Facebook platform was used
Leaky AWS S3 buckets disclose sensitive data of Netflix, Ford
Data management company Attunity left unprotected cloud storage buckets that contained sensitive details of Fortune 100 companies UpGuard security researchers discovered three unprotected Amazon S3 buckets
MedicareSupplement.com MongoDB exposes 5 million personal records
Misconfigured Mongo database exposes personal data belonging to MedicareSupplement.com, including medical details and first names More than 5 million records belonging to MedicareSupplement.com were
PCM cloud solution provider breached by hackers, customer info stolen
PCM Inc. suffers from a data breach that allowed hackers to get into the company's infrastructure PCM, the biggest cloud solution provider in the
Ad server of a video converter site used to spread SEON ransomware
Hacked advertising server for a video converter site made to spread SEON ransomware via the GreenFlash Sundown exploit kit Popular video converter website and
Riltok Trojan horse. Main targets – Russia and the whole Europe
After targeting Russia, Riltok switches its direction to France Recently, reports about a notorious banking Trojan horse, called Riltok, have reached the surface. Various
Two Israeli brothers possibly connected to Bitfinex hack got arrested
Israeli police arrested two brothers involved in Bitfinex hack and cryptocurrency-related campaigns Two brothers involved in Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack got arrested by the
Bird Miner – a new threat for Mac
OSX.BirdMiner – a newly discovered cryptocurrency miner that imitates Linux OS while attacking Mac machines If you are interested in the cybersecurity, you should