Vladimir Krasnogolovy, Author at Gridinsoft Blog

Ukraine’s largest IT company SoftServe has been attacked by a ransomware

One of the largest IT companies in Ukraine, SoftServe (number 2 in the latest DOU.UA rating), was attacked by a ransomware. A number of the company’s services stopped working, according to the AIN.UA publication. The cybercriminals launched a ransomware virus into the system. As a result, a number of SoftServe services stopped working, and the… Continue reading Ukraine’s largest IT company SoftServe has been attacked by a ransomware

KryptoCibule malware steals cryptocurrency from Windows users

ESET specialists discovered the KryptoCibule malware, which has been active since 2018 and steals cryptocurrency from Windows users in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (these countries accounted for 85% of infections). KryptoCibule has three main functions and is capable of: installing cryptocurrency miners on victims’ systems (CPU and GPU miners are used to mine Monero… Continue reading KryptoCibule malware steals cryptocurrency from Windows users

Shlayer malware bypassed Apple security checks

Security expert Peter Dantini discovered that the Shlayer malware bypassed Apple’s checks: it successfully passed the software notarization process and could run on any Mac running macOS Catalina and newer. In February of this year, Apple introduced a new security mechanism: any Mac software distributed outside the App Store must go through a notarization process… Continue reading Shlayer malware bypassed Apple security checks

Scientists have developed an attack that allows not to enter a PIN code while paying with Visa cards

Scientists from the Swiss Higher Technical School of Zurich have developed an attack that allows not to enter a PIN code when making contactless payments with Visa Credit, Visa Electron and VPay cards. This attack allows an attacker who owns the details of a stolen contactless Visa card to use the card to pay for… Continue reading Scientists have developed an attack that allows not to enter a PIN code while paying with Visa cards

Elon Musk confirmed that the Russian offered a Tesla employee a million dollars for hacking the company

Earlier this week, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest of 27-year-old Russian named Kryuchkov Yegor Igorevich, who came to the United States on a tourist visa. According to court documents, he was accused of attempting to bribe an employee of a company based in Nevada: Kryuchkov offered a million dollars to install malware… Continue reading Elon Musk confirmed that the Russian offered a Tesla employee a million dollars for hacking the company

Twitter and Graphika neutralized Dracula propaganda botnet

Experts from the Graphika research group talked about how they managed to find and neutralize the Dracula botnet on Twitter. It consisted of about 3,000 bots that spread pro-Chinese political spam and repeated official messages spread through government accounts. The botnet was discovered thanks to a rather exotic quirk of its creators: the vast majority… Continue reading Twitter and Graphika neutralized Dracula propaganda botnet

Hackers use in attacks malicious plugin for 3Ds Max

Bitdefender experts have discovered a hacker group that is attacking companies around the world using a malicious plugin for 3Ds Max. On August 10, 2020, 3Ds Max developer Autodesk posted a warning about the PhysXPluginMfx malicious module that abuses MAXScript, a scripting utility that comes with 3Ds Max. “The PhysXPluginMfx plugin is capable of performing… Continue reading Hackers use in attacks malicious plugin for 3Ds Max

SpiKey technique allows opening the lock by recording a sound of a turning key

Scientists from the National University of Singapore have published a report on the interesting SpiKey technique that allows opening a lock. They argue that having overheard and recorded the sound of the lock opening, you can pick up the key to this very lock. The researchers say that a physical lock, of course, can be… Continue reading SpiKey technique allows opening the lock by recording a sound of a turning key

Ukrainian cyber police in cooperation with Binance detained operators of 20 cryptocurrency exchangers

Since January 2020, the Ukrainian cyber police began cooperating with one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance. The fact is that exchange experts often detect transactions that potentially are related to financial crimes and fraud, and in order to find and punish those responsible, they need the help of law enforcement agencies. For this,… Continue reading Ukrainian cyber police in cooperation with Binance detained operators of 20 cryptocurrency exchangers

Microsoft developers will stop supporting classic Edge and IE 11

Microsoft said it would stop supporting classic Edge and IE 11. The company has published a schedule for the end of support for Internet Explorer 11 and Edge (a version based on its own engine). The whole process will be carried out in stages: from November 30, 2020, support for IE 11 will be discontinued… Continue reading Microsoft developers will stop supporting classic Edge and IE 11