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Meta Finds over 400 Chinese Apps That Stole Data from 1 million Users
Meta has sued several Chinese companies (including HeyMods, Highlight Mobi and HeyWhatsApp) for developing and using “unofficial” WhatsApp apps for…
How to Access the Dark Web Safely: Useful Tips for the Darknet
Is the dark web legal? Despite Darknet’s association with illegal activity, accessing and browsing the dark web is legal. However,…
Hacker Group XDSpy Distributes Malware in Russia under the Guise of Subpoenas for the Army
In early October, Kaspersky Lab experts recorded a targeted attack on Russian organizations: attackers from the XDSpy hacker group sent…
Hundreds of Microsoft SQL Servers Infected with Maggie Backdoor
Security researchers have discovered a new malware that targets Microsoft SQL servers. The backdoor is dubbed Maggie, has already infected…
10 Cash App Scams You Should Know About
Protect yourself from Cash App scams by knowing how to stay safe. While Cash App is generally secure and uses…
Trojan Emotet is trying to spread through available Wi-Fi networks
Binary Defense analysts noticed that the new version of the Emotet Trojan behaves like a Wi-Fi worm, as it tries to spread and infect new victims through Wi-Fi networks available…
Dangerous vulnerability in Citrix software is still not resolved in 20% of companies
A month after the publication of information about a dangerous vulnerability in Citrix software that threatened 80 thousand companies in 158 countries, one fifth of companies still did not take…
Lemon Duck malware operators attack IoT vendors
TrapX Security company experts warned about a new malicious campaign. Criminals use self-spreading malware from the Lemon Duck family. The cybercrime campaign targets large manufacturers that use the Windows 7…
Dangerous vulnerabilities in WhatsApp allowed compromising millions of users
Security researcher Gal Weizman from PerimeterX disclosed technical details of a number of dangerous vulnerabilities (united under the common identifier CVE-2019-18426) found in the desktop version of the WhatsApp messenger.…
Cybercriminals increasingly use pirated software to deliver backdoors and ransomware
Cybersecurity experts once again warn that while pursuing for free games and applications, users face the risk of installing a malicious program that may collect all passwords in the system…
Winnti hacking group attacked Hong Kong universities
ESET experts found that during protests that began back in March 2019, Winnti attacked two unnamed Hong Kong universities. The attacks were detected in November 2019 and began with the…
US authorities can hack iPhone, but may have difficulties with Android
Although the US authorities are persistent in waging a “cryptographic war” with technology companies, demanding weakening of encryption, they already have technical tools for cracking any phone. For example, US…
IS specialists studied working methods of the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware operators
Information security specialists of the Danish provider KPN applied sinkholing to REvil (Sodinokibi) cryptographic servers and studied the working methods of one of the largest ransomware threats today. Recall that…
97 of the 100 largest airports use vulnerable sites and web applications
Specialists from the Swiss company ImmuniWeb conducted an analysis of the cybersecurity level of the 100 world’s largest airports (in Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, Africa and South America). According…
Free Software Foundation encourages Microsoft to open Windows 7 source code
Admit that are you already tired of the news about Windows 7. Let it finally rest in peace. However, it’s hard to ignore that Microsoft, under pressure of the public…
Citrix releases new patches, racing with the hackers that install encryptors on vulnerable machines
Destructive race: Citrix releases new patches, and hackers are actively attacking vulnerable servers and installing encryption engines on them. It seems that users are losing. At the beginning of this…
Windows 7 users will not receive a patch for critical vulnerability in the IE
Microsoft said Windows 7 users would not receive a patch for a critical vulnerability in IE. The fix will be available only to Windows 7 users who paid for extended…