Europol Shuts Down Two Major Illegal ‘Dark Web’ Trading Platforms

Europol announced the shut down of two prolific dark web marketplaces—Wall Street Market and Silkkitie (also known as Valhalla)—in simultaneous global operations against underground websites for trading drugs, stolen credit card numbers, malicious soft… Continue reading Europol Shuts Down Two Major Illegal ‘Dark Web’ Trading Platforms

Unprotected Database Exposes Personal Info of 80 Million American Households

A team of security researchers has claims to have found a publicly-accessible database that exposes information on more than 80 million U.S. households—nearly 65 percent of the total number of American households.

Discovered by VPNMentor’s research te… Continue reading Unprotected Database Exposes Personal Info of 80 Million American Households

Docker Hub Suffers a Data Breach, Asks Users to Reset Password

Docker Hub, one of the largest cloud-based library of Docker container images, has suffered a data breach after an unknown attacker gained access to the company’s single Hub database.

Docker Hub is an online repository service where users and partners… Continue reading Docker Hub Suffers a Data Breach, Asks Users to Reset Password

Source Code for CARBANAK Banking Malware Found On VirusTotal

Security researchers have discovered the full source code of the Carbanak malware—yes, this time it’s for real.

Carbanak—sometimes referred as FIN7, Anunak or Cobalt—is one of the most full-featured, dangerous malware that belongs to an APT-style cybe… Continue reading Source Code for CARBANAK Banking Malware Found On VirusTotal

Apache Tomcat Patches Important Remote Code Execution Flaw

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released new versions of its Tomcat application server to address an important security vulnerability that could allow a remote attacker to execute malicious code and take control of an affected server.

Develop… Continue reading Apache Tomcat Patches Important Remote Code Execution Flaw

Russia Fines Facebook $47 Over Citizens’ Data Privacy Dispute

Yes, you read that right!

Russia has fined Facebook with 3,000 rubles, roughly $47, for not complying with the country’s controversial Data Localization law.

It’s bizarre and unbelievable, but true.
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In December last year, Russi… Continue reading Russia Fines Facebook $47 Over Citizens’ Data Privacy Dispute

New Apache Web Server Bug Threatens Security of Shared Web Hosts

Mark J Cox, one of the founding members of the Apache Software Foundation and the OpenSSL project, today posted a tweet warning users about a recently discovered important flaw in Apache HTTP Server software.

The Apache web server is one of the most p… Continue reading New Apache Web Server Bug Threatens Security of Shared Web Hosts

Thousands of Unprotected Kibana Instances Exposing Elasticsearch Databases

In today’s world, data plays a crucial role in the success of any organization, but if left unprotected, it could be a cybercriminal’s dream come true.

Poorly protected MongoDB, CouchDB, and Elasticsearch databases recently got a lot more attention fr… Continue reading Thousands of Unprotected Kibana Instances Exposing Elasticsearch Databases

Hackers Steal $19 Million From Bithumb Cryptocurrency Exchange

Hackers yesterday stole nearly $19 million worth of cryptocurrency from Bithumb, the South Korea-based popular cryptocurrency exchange admitted today.

According to Primitive Ventures’ Dovey Wan, who first broke the information on social media, hackers… Continue reading Hackers Steal $19 Million From Bithumb Cryptocurrency Exchange

PuTTY Releases Important Software Update to Patch 8 High-Severity Flaws

The popular SSH client program PuTTY has released the latest version of its software that includes security patches for 8 high-severity security vulnerabilities.

PuTTY is one of the most popular and widely used open-source client-side programs that al… Continue reading PuTTY Releases Important Software Update to Patch 8 High-Severity Flaws