“ ‘A successful attack on your system’s servers represents a threat to the privacy and data security of all its users. … Did this attack threaten the security of the President’s own Twitter account? “ – Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri The above lines came Wednesday from Republican Sen. …
Read More »New Android malware now also steals passwords for non-bank apps
Cybersecurity researchers today discovered a new variety of banking malware that targets not only banking apps but also steals data and credentials from social media, dating, and cryptocurrency apps, totaling 337 non-financial Android apps on your target list. Dubbed “BlackRock” by ThreatFabric researchers, who discovered the Trojan in May, its …
Read More »Twitter regains control after major accounts hijacked to tweet bitcoin scams
Twitter Inc. accounts belonging to top U.S. executives, lawmakers and celebrities were compromised on Wednesday and appeared to be used in an attempt to divert bitcoin from its followers on social media until the company regained control of your site hours later. After a series of cryptocurrency-related Twitter accounts were …
Read More »17 Year Critical ‘Wormable’ RCE Vulnerability Affects Windows DNS Servers
Cybersecurity researchers today revealed a highly critical new “critical” vulnerability, with a severity score of 10 out of 10 on the CVSS scale, affecting versions of Windows Server 2003 to 2019. The 17-year remote code execution error (CVE-2020-1350), named ‘SigRed‘By Check Point, it could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to …
Read More »Police arrested hundreds of criminals after hacking into an encrypted chat network
In a joint operation, European and British law enforcement agencies recently arrested hundreds of suspected drug traffickers and other criminals after infiltrating a global network of an encrypted chat application that was used to plan drug deals, money laundering, extortion and even murders. Bent EncroChatThe top-secret encrypted communication app comes …
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