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A few months back we reported how opening a simple MS Word file could compromise your computer using a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Office.
The Microsoft Office remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2017-0199) resided in the Windows Object L… Continue reading How Just Opening A Malicious PowerPoint File Could Compromise Your PC
Last month, we reported about a group of hackers exploiting SambaCry—a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software—to hack Linux computers and install malware to mine cryptocurrencies.
The same group of hackers is now targeting Windows machines with a new backdoor, which is a QT-based re-compiled version of the same malware used to target Linux.
Continue reading CowerSnail — Windows Backdoor from the Creators of SambaCry Linux Malware
When the world was dealing with the threat of the self-spreading WannaCry ransomware, WikiLeaks released a new batch of CIA Vault 7 leaks, detailing two apparent CIA malware frameworks for the Microsoft Windows platform.
Dubbed “AfterMidnight” and “As… Continue reading WikiLeaks Reveals ‘AfterMidnight’ & ‘Assassin’ CIA Windows Malware Frameworks
A Russian computer hacker arrested over the weekend in Barcelona was apparently detained for his role in a massive computer botnet, and not for last year’s US presidential election hack as reported by the Russian media.
Peter Yuryevich Levashov, 32-years-old Russian computer programmer, suspected of operating the Kelihos botnet — a global network of over 100,000 infected computers that was
Continue reading U.S. Takes Down Kelihos Botnet After Its Russian Operator Arrested in Spain
As part of its Vault 7 series of leaked documents, whistleblowing website WikiLeaks today released a new cache of 27 documents allegedly belonged to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Named Grasshopper, the latest batch reveals a CLI-based fram… Continue reading WikiLeaks Reveals CIA’s Grasshopper Windows Hacking Framework
A new strain of malware is designed to spread malware on either Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows, depending on where it’s opened. Continue reading Malware That Targets Both Microsoft, Apple Operating Systems Found
It is no secret that cybercriminals are becoming dramatically more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day.
While new forms of cybercrime are on the rise, traditional activities seem to be shifting towards more clandestine techniques tha… Continue reading New Fileless Malware Uses DNS Queries To Receive PowerShell Commands
An installer purporting to be Microsoft Security Essentials is malware that can lead to a support call scam. Continue reading Fake Microsoft Installer Leads to Malware, Support Call Scam