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Python Package Index is Flooded with Malware

PyPI Malware Storm Forces to Suspend New Uploads

Python Package Index, a software repository for Python developers, recently faced a massive attack. An enormous flow of malicious uploads…

3 Unpopular Malware Spreading Ways in 2023

The modern Internet space is like an endless ocean, where every wave can hide a danger. If you think you…

Visual Studio Code Malicious Plugins Steal Personal Data

Some plugins for Visual Studio Code, a popular code editing tool developed by Microsoft, appear to have malicious code. In…

Trend Micro: Millions of Android Devices Contain Malware Right in the Firmware

Trend Micro analysts presented an interesting report at the Black Hat Asia conference: according to their information, millions of Android…

RedLine Stealer Issues 100,000 Samples – What is Happening?

Throughout the entire early May 2023, GridinSoft analysts team observed an anomalous activity of RedLine stealer. It is, actually, an…

Telegram for macOS

Telegram for macOS did not delete self-destructing videos

Telegram developers have fixed a bug due to which self-destructing…

cyberattacks using web shells

Microsoft warns of growing number of cyberattacks using web shells

Microsoft has warned of an increase of cyberattacks using web…

new dependency confusion attack

Researcher compromised 35 companies through new “dependency confusion” attack

Information security expert Alex Birsan spoke about a new attack…

Ukrainian cyber police uPanel

Ukrainian cyber police arrested the author of uPanel phishing kit

Ukrainian cyber police have arrested a 39-year-old man who is…

hacker changed the composition of water

Hacker changed the chemical composition of drinking water in a small Florida town

Law enforcement and local authorities in Oldsmar, Florida, reported that…

Chrome Sync function

Researcher discovered that Chrome Sync function can be used to steal data

Croatian researcher Bojan Zdrnja discovered a malicious Chrome extension abusing…

Google paid cybersecurity experts

In 2020, Google paid cybersecurity experts $6.7 million

During the year, Google paid out 6.7 million to cybersecurity…

Google on 0-day vulnerabilities

Google says that a quarter of all 0-day vulnerabilities are new variations of old problems

Google analysts studied the 0-day vulnerabilities they discovered in 2020,…

WEF warned of cyber pandemic

WEF warned of impending cyber pandemic

The WEF experts warned about the impending cyber pandemic and…

Android emulator NoxPlayer with malware

Hackers infected the Android emulator NoxPlayer with malware

UPDATE: BigNox contacted us and said that they “contacted cybersecurity…

FonixCrypter ransomware stopped working

FonixCrypter ransomware stopped working and published a key to decrypt data

The authors of the FonixCrypter ransomware announced that they had…

LogoKit phishing kit

LogoKit phishing kit allows creating phishing pages in real time

RiskIQ researchers said that the new LogoKit phishing kit was…