Two-thirds of Android anti-malware tools on Google Play are useless
The 2019 Android Test results published by AV-Comparatives showed that most apps provide inadequate protection from malware AV-Comparatives, an Austrian independent body that tests
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Zero-day exploits used in 1.6 Counter-Strike servers to spread malware
39% of Counter-Strike 1.6 active servers are exploited via the remote code execution vulnerabilities Gamers who have been playing Counter-Strike 1.6 online frequently might be
Patch Tuesday ensured automatic buggy update removal on Windows 10
Windows 10 will now uninstall faulty updates automatically, without user intervention Faulty Windows updates have been breaking Windows machines for a while now, preventing
Two Ukranian men sued for scraping data on Facebook from 63k users
Facebook is suing two Ukrainians who used quick apps to illegally harvest private data of 63k users for advertisement purposes Andrey Gorbachov and Gleb
Ransomware attack at a medical billing company: 15K patients affected
Ransomware attack at Wolverine Solutions Group leads to thousands of NOCHS patients affected Recently, the Michigan-based medical billing company, Wolverine Solutions Group, got affected by
Banking Trojan horse distributed by using false Google reCAPTCHA
Crooks pretend to be from Google and try to steal users credential data Not so long ago, cybersecurity researchers discovered a malware string which
Pinchy Spider group takes up Big game hunting with GandCrab
The notorious Gandcrab ransomware is going big game hunting: developers and the affiliates now targeting enterprise organizations to increase profits Pinchy Spider, the developer
What you need to know about Ethical Hacking
Hacking skills can be put to good use as well Over the years, the term “hacking” has gained a negative connotation, not surprisingly. Hacking
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Update Google Chrome to avoid this zero-day security vulnerability
Patch Google Chrome immediately: zero-day CVE-2019-5786 vulnerability in the wild According to cybersecurity specialists, if you are using the Google Chrome web browser, you need
JCry ransomware utilized in #OpJerusalem campaign against Israeli sites
The attack was meant to compromise thousands of Israeli websites users with JCry ransomware, but the plot failed due to the flaw in the
The first million from Bug Bounty awards earned by a 19-year-old
A teen self-taught hacker made his first million dollars thanks to legal hacking It seems that nowadays legal hacking can be a really
TikTok pays $5.7M penalty for collecting children’s private data
TikTok failed to protect children's private data and agrees to pay $5.7M as a monetary fee The well-known TikTok application (also called Musical.ly) is
Cryptojacking software Coinhive will be terminated next week
Coinhive, a legitimate Monero mining tool that has been abused by malware authors, will be shut down due to economical unviability Coinhive developers officially
Apex Legends mobile app scam: fake download sites distribute malware
Apex Legends fans download malware instead of a promised iOS or Android version of the game Fake Apex Legends mobile applications download sites distributes
Ransomware encrypts 15 000 patient records in Australian hospital
Cardiology unit at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern experienced ransomware attack that ended in encrypted and compromised patient files Medical records of 15 000 patients at Cabrini