Google and Microsoft failed to detect zero-day ShurL0ckr ransomware
New zero-day ransomware detected on both Google and Microsoft cloud servers The new file-encrypting virus was detected on Google and Microsoft cloud services. Researchers
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Tech support scammers use new tricks to scare Google Chrome users
New tech support scam can freeze your Google Chrome Technical support scam is a tricky type of cyber crimes. Scammers use numerous methods to
GandCrab RaaS is being sold on the Russian black market
Ads promoting GandCrab Ransomware-as-a-Service found on the Russian underground forums In the 2nd of February, 2018 Australian cyber-security researchers from LMNTRIX revealed GandCrab license
New cryptominer spreads via MacUpdate hack
MacUpdate trojan downloads a crypto miner from Adobe Creative Cloud servers Security researcher Arnaud Abbati has reported about a new Monero miner which enters
Tax season 2018. Be careful with scams
The tax season 2018 has begun. IRS warns about high risk of scams On January 29, 2018, The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially announced
Smominru cryptocurrency botnet affected half a million machines
Smominru botnet affected over 500.000 devices using EternalBlue exploit More than half a million computers were turned into Monero mining machines since May 2017
Scammers steal payments from ransomware developers
A new reason not to pay the ransom for ransomware developers The growth of ransomware business is related to great profits. However, this illegal
Jackpotting attacks make U.S ATMs spit out cash in seconds
Police has reported about the first jackpotting attacks in the U.S Security researcher, Brian Krebs, from The Secret Service warns about the first jackpotting
Abuse of Google DoubleClick leads to crypto-miners on YouTube ads
Hackers managed to compromise Google's DoubleClick platform to serve ads with crypto-mining malware on YouTube On January 26, experts have reported that anonymous hackers
Maersk needed 10 days to recover from NotPetya attack fully
Maersk was forced to fully reinstall its IT systems after infamous NotPetya attack The chairman of the logistics giant Maersk, Jim Hagemann Snabe, announced
Tinder vulnerability lets criminals spy on your swipes
Researchers have found a major Tinder vulnerability which allows tracking every move on the app The security researcher at Checkmarkx, Dafna Zahger, have found
Turla hacking group updated Neuron malware to attack UK organizations
Organizations in the UK are warned about possible Neuron malware attacks The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned that infamous hacking group
Newly discovered Lebal malware targets companies and organizations
Government organizations, private sector, and universities are in the target eye of Lebal malware In the first week of January 2018, researchers detected 328
SpriteCoin ransomware installs malware after paying the ransom
SpriteCoin might be the test version of a new ransomware distribution method SpriteCoin is a new cyber criminals’ creation to trick computer users into
Uber security flaw allows hackers to bypass two-factor authentication
Uber refused to fix the bug which compromised two-factor authentication The security researcher from New Delhi, Karan Saini, has reported about the bug which allows