Beware of an Unpatched Microsoft Word 0-Day Flaw being Exploited in the Wild

It’s 2017, and opening a simple MS Word file could compromise your system.

Security researchers are warning of a new in-the-wild attack that silently installs malware on fully-patched computers by exploiting a serious — and yet unpatched — zero-day vulnerability in all current versions of Microsoft Office.

The Microsoft Office zero-day attack, uncovered by researchers from security firms

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Shadow Brokers Group Releases More Stolen NSA Hacking Tools & Exploits

Remember The Shadow Brokers? They are back.

A hackers group that previously claimed to have stolen a bunch of hacking tools (malware, zero-day exploits, and implants) created by the NSA and gained popularity last year for leaking a portion of those to… Continue reading Shadow Brokers Group Releases More Stolen NSA Hacking Tools & Exploits

New Apache Struts Zero-Day Vulnerability Being Exploited in the Wild

Security researchers have discovered a Zero-Day vulnerability in the popular Apache Struts web application framework, which is being actively exploited in the wild.

Apache Struts is a free, open-source, Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework for creati… Continue reading New Apache Struts Zero-Day Vulnerability Being Exploited in the Wild

Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Update: A hacker yesterday claimed to have hacked the FBI’s website running on Plone CMS, but it seems it wasn’t hacked using any zero-day vulnerability in Plone. We contacted Plone security team and updated this story (see below) with official stateme… Continue reading Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Update: A hacker yesterday claimed to have hacked the FBI’s website running on Plone CMS, but it seems it wasn’t hacked using any zero-day vulnerability in Plone. We contacted Plone security team and updated this story (see below) with official stateme… Continue reading Update — Hacker Claims to Have Hacked the FBI, But It Wasn’t

Ex-NSA Contractor Stole 50 TB of Classified Data; Includes Top-Secret Hacking Tools

Almost two months ago, the FBI quietly arrested NSA contractor Harold Thomas Martin III for stealing an enormous number of top secret documents from the intelligence agency.

Now, according to a court document filed Thursday, the FBI seized at least 50… Continue reading Ex-NSA Contractor Stole 50 TB of Classified Data; Includes Top-Secret Hacking Tools

Zerodium Offers $1.5 Million Bounty For iOS Zero-Day Exploits

Well, there’s some good news for Hackers and Bug hunters, though a terrible news for Apple!

Exploit vendor Zerodium has tripled its bug bounty for an Apple’s iOS 10 zero-day exploit, offering a maximum payout of $US1.5 Million.

Yes, $1,500,000.00 Re… Continue reading Zerodium Offers $1.5 Million Bounty For iOS Zero-Day Exploits

Leaked NSA Hacking Tools Were ‘Mistakenly’ Left By An Agent On A Remote Server

If you are a hacker, you might have enjoyed the NSA’s private zero-day exploits, malware and hacking tools that were leaked last month.

But the question is: How these hacking tools ended up into the hands of hackers?

It has been found that the NSA it… Continue reading Leaked NSA Hacking Tools Were ‘Mistakenly’ Left By An Agent On A Remote Server