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Numerous people in Iceland under the danger of cyber attack

Iceland hit by a serious cyber attack mimicking local police. More
News Security   2018-10-16

Answering a video call in WhatsApp might lead to account theft

WhatsApp hack leads to compromised accounts after answered video call from cyber criminals. More
News   2018-10-15

In 9 months, hackers have stolen $927 Million of cryptocurrency

Almost $100M worth of cryptocurrency already stolen by cybercriminals this year. More
News   2018-10-13

XMRig cryptominer installs on the system as the Flash updater

Fake Adobe Flash Updater secretly installs an infamous XMRig cryptominer. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-10-12

Magecart strikes again: targets Shopper Approved eCommerce websites

Magecart rewrote the script of the plugin provided by Shopper Approved. More
News Security   2018-10-11

Google+ shutting down after exposing personal data of 500,000 users

A bug-related data breach leads Google+ to shutdown.   After the security experts discovered an API bug affecting the private information of 500,000 users, Google decided to shut down its social network Google+. More
News   2018-10-10

Facebook hoax: scam messages claim account compromise

The fake warning spreads in a form of a private message on Facebook. More
News Spam and phishing   2018-10-09

Click2Gov data breach affected thousands of customers

St. Petersburg announces about the data breach involving the payment proceeding app Click2Gov . More
News   2018-10-08

FakeSpy returns. New wave is aimed at hitting Japan

Information-stealing FakeSpy malware returns in Japan. After being detected by TrendMicro this summer, FakeSpy malware returns to Japanese and Korean users. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-10-07

China produced microchips used to spy on major American companies

Among companies that used Supermicro's server motherboards with embedded chips - Apple and Amazon. More
News   2018-10-05

Foxit PDF Reader was found including 18 serious vulnerabilities

Free Foxit PDF Reader includes numerous vulnerabilities. Recently, Cisco Talos took a closer look at the famous browser plugin called Foxit PDF Reader and found 18 critical vulnerabilities. More

Fortnite hacks and cheats bring players to data-stealing malware

Security researchers examine data-stealing malware that is aimed at not-so-fair Fortnite players. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-10-03

GhostDNS malware hacked over 100,000 home routers

GhostDNS seems to be related to the infamous DNSChanger malware. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-10-02

Ransomware developers gained thousands from companies in Arkansas

Companies in Conway lose thousands of dollars due to geo-focused ransomware attacks. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-10-01

Facebook hacked. What should you do after hearing such news?

3 bugs found in the "View As" feature put around 50 million Facebook users' accounts at risk. More
News Security   2018-09-30