Collaborate Disseminate
Security researchers at Google have discovered a new family of deceptive Android spyware that can steal a whole lot of information on users, including text messages, emails, voice calls, photos, location data, and other files, and spy on them.
Dubbed … Continue reading Google Detects Dangerous Spyware Apps On Android Play Store
A programmer who was arrested in March this year—not because he hacked someone, but because he created and distributed a remote access software that helped cyber criminals—has finally pleaded guilty.
Taylor Huddleston, 26, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of aiding and abetting computer intrusions for intentionally selling a remote access tool (RAT), called
Continue reading Creator of NanoCore RAT Pleads Guilty to Aiding CyberCriminals
What if I say that your cute, smart robotic vacuum cleaner is collecting data than just dirt?
During an interview with Reuters, the CEO of iRobot, the company which manufactured Roomba device, has revealed that the robotic vacuum cleaner also builds a map of your home while cleaning — and is now planning to sell this data to third-party companies.
I know it sounds really creepy, but this is
Continue reading Smart Vacuum Cleaners Making Map Of Your Home — And Wants to Sell It
Finally, Adobe is Killing FLASH — the software that helped make the Internet a better place with slick graphics, animation, games and applications and bring online video to the masses, but it has been hated for years by people and developers over its buggy nature.
But the end of an era for Adobe Flash is near. Adobe announced Tuesday that the company would stop providing updates and stop
Continue reading Adobe is Finally Killing FLASH — At the End of 2020!
Yes, even Mac could also get viruses that could silently spy on its users. So, if you own a Mac and think you are immune to malware, you are wrong.
An unusual piece of malware that can remotely take control of webcams, screen, mouse, keyboards, and install additional malicious software has been infecting hundreds of Mac computers for more than five years—and it was detected just a few months
Continue reading Apple Users, Beware! A Nearly-Undetectable Malware Targeting Mac Computers
More Ethereum Stolen!
An unknown hacker has just stolen nearly $8.4 Million worth of Ethereum – one of the most popular and increasingly valuable cryptocurrencies – in yet another Ethereum hack that hit Veritaseum’s Initial Coin Offering (ICO).
This incident marks as the fourth Ethereum hack this month and second cyber attack on an ICO, following a theft of $7 Million worth of Ether tokens
Continue reading Hacker Steals $8.4 Million in Ethereum (4th Heist In A Month)
Bad news for Android users — Decompiled source code of for one of the oldest mobile and popular Android ransomware families has been published online, making it available for cyber criminals who can use it to develop more customised and advanced variants of Android ransomware.
Decompiled source code for the SLocker android ransomware, which saw a six-fold increase in the number of new
Continue reading Decompiled SLocker Android Ransomware Source Code Published Online
Another day, Another data breach!
This time sensitive and personal data of millions of transporters in Sweden, along with the nation’s military secrets, have been exposed, putting every individual’s as well as national security at risk.
Who exposed t… Continue reading Sweden Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Nearly All Citizens
By now you might be aware of the took down of two of the largest online dark websites—AlphaBay and Hansa—in what’s being called the largest-ever international operation against the dark web’s black market conducted by the FBI, DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and Dutch National Police.
But the interesting aspect of the takedown was that the federal authorities shut down AlphaBay, but took
Continue reading Dark Web Users Suspect “Dream Market” Has Also Been Backdoored by Feds
What could be the best way to take over and disrupt cyber espionage campaigns?
Hacking them back?
Probably not. At least not when it’s Microsoft, who is continuously trying to protect its users from hackers, cyber criminals and state-sponsored groups… Continue reading How Microsoft Cleverly Cracks Down On “Fancy Bear” Hacking Group