Italian IT company CloudEyE collaborated with ransomware operators
For about four years, the Italian company CloudEyE was engaged in a seemingly legal business, offering protection of binaries from reverse engineering for Windows applications, however, at the same time,…
On June “Patch Tuesday” Microsoft fixed 129 vulnerabilities in its products
“Patch Tuesday” this month became the largest in the history of Microsoft: were fixed at once 129 vulnerabilities. March 2020 with 115 corrections is in second place, and 113 corrections…
Tycoon ransomware uses exotic JIMAGE format to avoid detection
BlackBerry experts have discovered an unusual multi-platform (for Windows and Linux) ransomware Tycoon. It is written in Java and uses JIMAGE image files to avoid detection. Researchers believe Tycoon was…
Hacker forums show growing demand for credentials from YouTube channels
IntSights experts found that recently in the darknet there increased interest YouTube Channel Credentials, and also, as a “side effect”, this stimulates data verification activities. On hacker forums and sites…
Users seldom change passwords even after data leaks
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University found that users seldom change passwords even after receiving data leakage messages. Scientists estimate that only a third of users actually update access to their…
Vulnerability in Indian TikTok clone allows hacking user profiles
The Hacker News reports that Indian security specialist Rahul Kankral discovered a critical vulnerability in the Mitron Android application, which is a TikTok clone. The vulnerability allows you to capture…
Octopus Scanner Malware Found On GitHub
GitHub developers have issued a warning about the appearance of the new Octopus Scanner malware, which is distributed ton the site through malicious Java projects. Octopus Scanner was discovered in…
Valak malware steals corporate data using Microsoft Exchange servers
Cyberreason Nocturnus experts said that the Valak bootloader discovered in 2019 now exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers. It has become a full-fledged info-staler and attacks companies in the USA…
Experts confirm data leak of 26 million LiveJournal users
In mid-May 2020, in the Telegram channel of the head of DeviceLock company Ashot Hovhannisyan appeared information on data leak of 33.7 million LiveJournal users. Now, experts have confirmed a…
Hackers use Discord as a tool for stealing passwords
The Bleeping Computer magazine warns that the new version of the AnarchyGrabber Trojan steals passwords and tokens, disables 2FAs and distributes the malware to the victim’s friends. Moreover, attackers modify…
Sarwent malware opens RDP ports on infected machines
SentinelOne experts noticed that the new version of the Sarwent malware opens the RDP ports on infected computers. Researchers believe that this is due to the fact that maware operators…
Qatar obliged citizens to install “spyware” for containing COVID-19 pandemic
As part of the fight against the spread of coronavirus infection, the Qatar government has obliged citizens and residents to install special software on their mobile devices to contain the…
