Vladimir Krasnogolovy, Author at Gridinsoft Blogs

Dangerous RCE Vulnerability in GTA Online Fixed

Rockstar Games has finally released a patch for a dangerous RCE vulnerability in GTA Online that allowed loss of game progress, theft of game money, a ban and other unpleasant consequences. The bug also threatened remote arbitrary code execution on any PC running the game. You might also be interested in reading about 5 Dangers… Continue reading Dangerous RCE Vulnerability in GTA Online Fixed

Cryptocurrency Scam “Pig Butchering” Penetrated the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

The Pig Butchering scam, a scam operation that specializes in fake investments in allegedly promising cryptocurrency projects, stocks, bonds, futures and options, was found in the Apple and Google app stores. Such attacks are called “pig slaughter”, and scammers use social engineering against their victims (“pigs”), finding contact with them on social networks and dating… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Scam “Pig Butchering” Penetrated the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

Vulnerability in KeePass Allows Stealing All User Passwords in Plain Text

The developers of the open-source password manager KeePass explain that a vulnerability that allows an attacker to steal all user passwords is not so dangerous. The fact is that the developers consider that if an attacker controls your system, then this is no longer your system. By the way, read: Is It Safe to Use… Continue reading Vulnerability in KeePass Allows Stealing All User Passwords in Plain Text

Change in the IP Address of the Router Caused a Massive Outage of Microsoft Services

Last week, Microsoft 365 services around the world suffered a major outage that lasted about five hours. As the company said now, the problem was caused by a mistake when changing the IP address of the router, which led to problems with forwarding packets between other WAN routers and cascading. Let me remind you that… Continue reading Change in the IP Address of the Router Caused a Massive Outage of Microsoft Services

Microsoft Will Block Excel XLL Files Downloaded from the Internet

Microsoft developers are going to block some Excel add-in (.XLL) files for Microsoft 365. The new measures will include automatic blocking of such files downloaded from the Internet. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Hackers use the .NET library for creating malicious Excel files. Moreover, the media noted that For security reasons,… Continue reading Microsoft Will Block Excel XLL Files Downloaded from the Internet

Ransomware Revenues Dropped by 40% because Victims Refuse to pay

Ransomware revenue (from ransomware attacks) has fallen from $765.6 million in 2021 to $456.8 million in 2022, according to Chainalysis blockchain analysts. Experts attribute this drop of more than 40% to many factors, but the main reason is simple: more and more victims simply refuse to pay hackers. Read also: Huge Ransomware List by Gridinsoft… Continue reading Ransomware Revenues Dropped by 40% because Victims Refuse to pay

Cybersecurity Specialists Advise Players Not to Enter Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online due to a Dangerous Bug

Players of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online are alarming as a vulnerability has been discovered in the game that can lead to the loss of game progress, theft of game money, a ban and other unpleasant consequences. Modders warn that an exploit for this problem will allow remote code execution through… Continue reading Cybersecurity Specialists Advise Players Not to Enter Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Online due to a Dangerous Bug

Attackers Can Use GitHub Codespaces to Host and Deliver Malware

Trend Micro reports that the GitHub Codespaces cloud development environment, available to the public use since November 2022, can be used to store and deliver malware, as well as malicious scripts. Let me remind you that we also talked about Hackers Bypass CAPTCHA on GitHub to Automate Account Creation, and also that Hackers compromised Slack… Continue reading Attackers Can Use GitHub Codespaces to Host and Deliver Malware

Russian Cybercriminals Seek Access to OpenAI ChatGPT

Check Point analysts have noticed that Russian-speaking hacker forums are actively discussing access to bypass geo-blocking, due to which the OpenAI ChatGPT language model is not available in Russia. We also wrote that Microsoft’s VALL-E AI Is Able to Imitate a Human Voice in a Three-Second Pattern, and also that Google Is Trying to Get… Continue reading Russian Cybercriminals Seek Access to OpenAI ChatGPT

Goose Goose Duck Game Servers Are DDoS-Attacked Every Day

The free social detective Goose Goose Duck, which recently broke the Among Us record for the number of users simultaneously in the game, is constantly under DDoS attacks. The developers said they have already engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists to help them deal with this problem. Let me remind you that we also wrote that Mirai… Continue reading Goose Goose Duck Game Servers Are DDoS-Attacked Every Day