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Vega Stealer malware targets credentials saved on Chrome and Firefox

Vega Stealer malware harvesting credentials from Chrome and Firefox web browsers. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-05-15

Zero-day malware is threatening to steal Facebook credentials

7 extensions on Google web store are found to be infected with malware. More
News   2018-05-14

Hackers can control Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant, scientists claim

UC Berkeley university students found vulnerabilities in Siri and Alexa allowing hackers to embed stealthy commands in audio recordings. More

Latest email scam targets Irish Netflix subscribers

ESET warns Irish Netflix users about a new wave of email scams. More
News Spam and phishing   2018-05-12

GandCrab ransomware attacks from legitimate websites

A new way to spread GandCrab virus. GandCrab is definitely the highlight in the ransomware world this year. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-05-11

Android malware and spyware is very active this May

Malicious apps appeared on Google Play Store again. Researchers detected a bunch of malicious apps on the official Google Play Store. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-05-10

Equifax details numbers of its infamous data breach

Equifax reveals that 3.6 million more people were affected by the data leak. More
News   2018-05-09

Stresspaint Trojan steals Facebook login credentials

Stresspaint malware steals Facebook login credentials in disguise of Relieve Stress Paint tool. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-05-08

Cybercriminals using GDPR implementation to scam Airbnb clients

The GDPR change makes organizations to spread thousands of emails. More
News Spam and phishing   2018-05-07

MassMiner cryptocurrency worm targets unpatched enterprise servers

MassMiner CPU miner exploits multiple vulnerabilities to hijack web servers. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-05-05

Twitter discovered a bug that recorded users’ passwords in plain text

330 million users are prompted to change their Twitter passwords due to the bug. More
News   2018-05-04

WhatsApp founder leaves Facebook over clashes about users’ privacy

WhatsApp co-founder is leaving Facebook after years of tension. More
News   2018-05-03

FacexWorm cryptocurrency mining virus spreads via Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger exploited for spreading password-stealing crypto hijacker FacexWorm. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-05-02

Drupal sites can be hacked by any visitor because of the code-execution bug

Drupal hacked for the second time in one month. Patch vulnerabilities immediately. More

X-Ray and MRI healthcare machines attacked by Orangeworm Kwampirs Trojan

Orangeworm malware tries to hack servers of healthcare institutions. More
News Viruses and parasites   2018-04-30