Collaborate Disseminate
Breaking News — The Nigerian prince and his allies who might have also asked you over an email for your assistance to help save “the first African astronaut lost in space” have finally been arrested by the FBI.
Don’t take it too seriously, as there’s … Continue reading Hundreds of BEC Scammers Arrested in Nigeria and U.S. — $3.7 Million Recovered
Get your update caps on.
Microsoft today released its monthly Patch Tuesday update for September 2019, patching a total of 79 security vulnerabilities in its software, of which 17 are rated critical, 61 as important, and one moderate in severity.
Two… Continue reading Latest Microsoft Updates Patch 4 Critical Flaws In Windows RDP Client
There’s no doubt about it…cybercrime, and especially ransomware, is an entire economy in and of itself.Don’t believe me?Read through this ProPublica article, not just once, but a couple of times. And take notes. Then go back and read the … Continue reading The Ransomware Economy
Whether we like it or not, we’re all time travelers. We’re all moving through time, caught in the flow. In the western world, we’re moving left-to-right, going along with the flow of time, from point A to point B. Sometimes it’s interesting to loo… Continue reading A Brief History of DFIR Time, pt I
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new computer virus associated with the Stealth Falcon state-sponsored cyber espionage group that abuses a built-in component of the Microsoft Windows operating system to stealthily exfiltrate stolen data to a… Continue reading New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the popular open-source Exim email server software, leaving at least over half a million email servers vulnerable to remote hackers.
Exim maintainers today released Exim version 4.9… Continue reading Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote ‘Root’ Code Execution Attacks
Beware! Billion of Android users can easily be tricked into changing their devices’ critical network settings with just an SMS-based phishing attack.
Whenever you insert a new SIM in your phone and connects to your cellular network for the very first … Continue reading Just An SMS Could Let Remote Attackers Access All Your Emails, Experts Warn
XKCD—one of the most popular webcomic platforms known for its geeky tech humor and other science-laden comic strips on romance, sarcasm, math, and language—has suffered a data breach exposing data of its forum users.
The security breach occurred two m… Continue reading XKCD Forum Hacked – Over 562,000 Users’ Account Details Leaked
Enterprise servers powered by Supermicro motherboards can remotely be compromised by virtually plugging in malicious USB devices, cybersecurity researchers at firmware security company Eclypsium told The Hacker News.
Yes, that’s correct. You can launc… Continue reading BMC Vulnerabilities Expose Supermicro Servers to Remote USB-Attacks
In the wake of data abuse scandals and several instances of malware app being discovered on the Play Store, Google today expanded its bug bounty program to beef up the security of Android apps and Chrome extensions distributed through its platform.
Th… Continue reading Google Will Now Pay Anyone Who Reports Apps Abusing Users’ Data