Warning: New Undetectable DNS Hijacking Malware Targeting Apple macOS Users

A security researcher has revealed details of a new piece of undetectable malware targeting Apple’s Mac computers—reportedly first macOS malware of 2018.

Dubbed OSX/MaMi, an unsigned Mach-O 64-bit executable, the malware is somewhat similar to DNSChan… Continue reading Warning: New Undetectable DNS Hijacking Malware Targeting Apple macOS Users

Skype Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption for Private Conversations

Good news for Skype users who are concerned about their privacy.

Microsoft is collaborating with popular encrypted communication company Signal to bring end-to-end encryption support to Skype messenger.

End-to-end encryption assured its users that no… Continue reading Skype Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption for Private Conversations

macOS Malware Creator Charged With Spying on Thousands of PCs Over 13 Years

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed 16-count indictment charges on Wednesday against a computer programmer from Ohio who is accused of creating and installing spyware on thousands of computers for more than 13 years.

According to the indictment, 28-y… Continue reading macOS Malware Creator Charged With Spying on Thousands of PCs Over 13 Years

Microsoft Releases Patches for 16 Critical Flaws, Including a Zero-Day

If you think that only CPU updates that address this year’s major security flaws—Meltdown and Spectre—are the only ones you are advised to grab immediately, there are a handful of major security flaws that you should pay attention to.

Microsoft has is… Continue reading Microsoft Releases Patches for 16 Critical Flaws, Including a Zero-Day

Wi-Fi Alliance launches WPA3 protocol with new security features

The Wi-Fi Alliance has finally announced the long-awaited next generation of the wireless security protocol—Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA3).

WPA3 will replace the existing WPA2—the network security protocol that has been around for at least 15 years and… Continue reading Wi-Fi Alliance launches WPA3 protocol with new security features

Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors

Unlike the initial reports suggested about Intel chips being vulnerable to some severe ‘memory leaking’ flaws, full technical details about the vulnerabilities have now been emerged, which revealed that almost every modern processor since 1995 is vulne… Continue reading Meltdown and Spectre CPU Flaws Affect Intel, ARM, AMD Processors

Flaw In Major Browsers Allows 3rd-Party Scripts to Steal Your Saved Passwords

Security researchers have uncovered how marketing companies have started exploiting an 11-year-old bug in browsers’ built-in password managers, which allow them to secretly steal your email address for targeted advertising across different browsers and… Continue reading Flaw In Major Browsers Allows 3rd-Party Scripts to Steal Your Saved Passwords

Critical “Same Origin Policy” Bypass Flaw Found in Samsung Android Browser

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the browser app comes pre-installed on hundreds of millions of Samsung Android devices that could allow an attacker to steal data from browser tabs if the user visits an attacker-controlled site.

Identif… Continue reading Critical “Same Origin Policy” Bypass Flaw Found in Samsung Android Browser

CEO of Major UK-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Kidnapped in Ukraine

Pavel Lerner, a prominent Russian blockchain expert and known managing director of one of the major crypto-exchanges EXMO, has allegedly been kidnapped by “unknown” criminals in the Ukranian capital of Kiev.

According to Ukraine-based web publication … Continue reading CEO of Major UK-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Kidnapped in Ukraine

Kernel Exploit for Sony PS4 Firmware 4.05 Released, Jailbreak Coming Soon

Wishing you all a very ‘belated’ Merry Christmas. This holiday season Santa has a very special gift for all PlayStation gamers.

Developer SpecterDev finally released a fully-functional much-awaited kernel exploit for PlayStation 4 (firmware 4.05) toda… Continue reading Kernel Exploit for Sony PS4 Firmware 4.05 Released, Jailbreak Coming Soon