January 31, 2019
TheMoon Rises Again, With a Botnet-as-a-Service Threat
January 31, 2019
Reading Time: ~5 min. This is the second of a three-part report on the state of three malware categories: miners, ransomware, and information stealers. As noted in the last blog, mining malware is on a decline, partly due to turmoil affecting cryptocurrencies. Ransomware is also on a decline (albeit a slower one). These dips are at […]
January 31, 2019
security update
January 31, 2019
security update
January 31, 2019
security update
January 31, 2019
Prepare to Defend Your Network Against Swarm-as-a-Service
January 31, 2019
2019 Already Marred By Slew of Data Breach Incidents
January 31, 2019
U.S. Government Goes After North Korea’s Joanap Botnet
January 31, 2019
Kwik-Fit hit by MOT fail, that’s Malware On Target
January 31, 2019
Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security
Smart devices were targeted by more than one-half of cyberattacks detected in the country in 2017 The post Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 31, 2019
Hackers hit Airbus, steal personal details of employees
January 31, 2019
Google Pulls Data-Chugging App From iOS Devices
January 31, 2019
Mac “CookieMiner” Malware Aims to Gobble Crypto Funds
January 31, 2019
Update now! Chrome and Firefox patch security flaws
January 31, 2019
14k HIV+ records leaked, Singapore says sorry
January 31, 2019
Phone cloner gets 65 months in jail
January 31, 2019
Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices
A closer look at cybercrime as a service on the dark web The post Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 31, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in Avahi.
January 31, 2019
Apple kicks Facebook’s snoopy Research app out of the App Store
January 31, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: The package ghostscript before version 9.26-2 is vulnerable to sandbox escape.
January 31, 2019
Smashing Security #113: FaceTime, Facebook, faceplant
January 31, 2019
Attackers Can Track Kids’ Locations via Connected Watches
January 30, 2019
security update
January 30, 2019
Stealthy Malware Disguises Itself as a WordPress License Key
January 30, 2019
Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App
January 30, 2019
‘We’re coming for you’, global police tell DDoS attack buyers
First closing in on operators, now on users, as the hunt continues and law enforcement in many countries is about to swoop on people who bought DDoS attacks on WebStresser The post ‘We’re coming for you’, global police tell DDoS attack buyers appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 30, 2019
Matrix under the microscope: what a niche ransomware can teach us
January 30, 2019
“Love you” malspam gets a makeover for massive Japan-targeted campaign
ESET researchers have detected a substantial new wave of the “Love you” malspam campaign, updated to target Japan and spread GandCrab 5.1 The post “Love you” malspam gets a makeover for massive Japan-targeted campaign appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 30, 2019
Reading Time: ~4 min. Like many technology companies, Webroot is constantly on the hunt for a diverse pool of engineering and technical cybersecurity talent. According to Jon Oltsik, senior principal analyst with Enterprise Security Group, a cybersecurity skills deficit holds the top position for problematic skills in ESG’s annual survey of IT professionals. In fact, the […]
January 30, 2019
Privilege escalation vulnerability uncovered in Microsoft Exchange
January 30, 2019
Firefox makes it easier for users to dodge ad-trackers
January 30, 2019
It’s mop-up time for WebStresser DDoS-for-hire users
January 30, 2019
Scammers steal social media videos to wring hearts and wallets
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: New mozilla-firefox packages are available for 14.2 and -current to fix security issues.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Security fix for CVE-2019-6706.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Update to mingw-qt5-*-5.11.3, see http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ for details. Update to mingw-sip-4.19.13, see https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/sip/ChangeLog for details.
January 30, 2019
Japan to Hunt Down Citizens’ Insecure IoT Devices
January 29, 2019
Feds Dismantle Dark Web Credentials Market
January 29, 2019
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
January 29, 2019
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
January 29, 2019
Apple takes Group FaceTime offline after discovery of spying bug
The company is rushing to fix a glitch that may let other iPhone users hear and see you – before you answer the call The post Apple takes Group FaceTime offline after discovery of spying bug appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 29, 2019
Apple Disables Group FaceTime Following Major Privacy Glitch
January 29, 2019
Apple scrambles to fix FaceTime eavesdropping bug
January 29, 2019
Reading Time: ~4 min. It’ll cost you a buck. Just like everyone else’s. The use of a Social Security Number (SSN) as unique identifiers has long been a contentious subject. SSNs were never intended to be used for identification, and their ubiquitous abuse for identification and authentication has lead me to call them “Social Insecurity […]
January 29, 2019
Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs
Even so, the database has grown to seven million voiceprints amid a controversy that puts the spotlight on the privacy implications of the collection of biometric information The post Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 29, 2019
Japanese government will try to hack its citizens’ IOT devices
January 29, 2019
Facebook to tie together WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger
January 29, 2019
Thieves’ names and descriptions made public on B&Q database
January 29, 2019
The race to lock down industrial control systems | Salted Hash Ep 44
January 29, 2019
Credential-stuffing attack prompts Dailymotion password reset
January 29, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
January 29, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
January 29, 2019
LinuxSecurity.com: Several issues in wireshark, a network traffic analyzer, have been found. Dissectors of – ISAKMP, a Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
January 28, 2019
Reading Time: ~4 min. This is the first of a three-part report on the state of three malware categories: miners, ransomware and information stealers. In Webroot’s 2018 mid-term threat report, we outlined how cryptomining, and particularly cryptojacking, had become popular criminal tactics over the first six months of last year. This relatively novel method of cybercrime […]
January 28, 2019
Dailymotion Fights Ongoing Credential-Stuffing Attack
January 28, 2019
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
January 28, 2019
WordPress Users Urged to Delete Zero-Day-Ridden Plugin
January 28, 2019
Russia hit by new wave of ransomware spam
Among the increased number of malicious JavaScript email attachments observed in January 2019, ESET researchers have spotted a large wave of ransomware-spreading spam targeting Russian users The post Russia hit by new wave of ransomware spam appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 28, 2019
How my Instagram account got hacked
January 28, 2019
How to protect yourself this Data Privacy Day
January 28, 2019
BGP secure routing experiment ends in online row
January 28, 2019
Twitter scammers jump in on real-time complaints to companies
January 28, 2019
Suspected GDPR violations prompt over 95,000 complaints
Eight months after the landmark rules came into effect, data released by the European Commission provides a glimpse into the law’s application The post Suspected GDPR violations prompt over 95,000 complaints appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
January 28, 2019
Even Microsoft can’t escape ‘reply all’ email storms
January 28, 2019
YouTube subscribers getting spammed by celebrity imposters
January 28, 2019