Apr 11, 2015 2 min read Apr 11, 2015 Security Alerts Joint international police operation targets Beebone botnet Several government and private agencies target the Beebone botnet which has infected over 12,000 computers. Europol has claimed that they have successfully 'sinkholed' the botnet by registering, suspending or seizing all domain names with which the malware could communicate and traffic was then redirected.
Apr 10, 2015 2 min read Apr 10, 2015 Security Alerts Popular Chrome extension turns out to be Spyware! A popular Chrome extension known as Webpage screenshot starts collecting sensitive user information a week after installation for financial benefits. The sleep-activate feature of this spyware allows it to evade security measures, which highlights a greater issue with the current app/extension verification system.
Apr 10, 2015 2 min read Apr 10, 2015 Security Alerts Trojan downloader Waski steals login credentials Have you received an email recently with an unusual attachment? It may be the trojan downloader waski, disguised as a pdf file. This banking trojan steals login credentials by directing users to modified versions of bank websites. It can also directly intercept the traffic containing login information in most popular browsers like Chrome and IE.
Apr 8, 2015 2 min read Apr 8, 2015 Security Alerts Criminals try to steal cash by smashing their way into an ATM While cyber criminals use advanced techniques to plunder cash, some still stick to the old ways. A few robbers armed with crowbars and hammers tried to literally hack their way into an ATM. The machine was utterly destroyed although the criminals failed to crack open the safe in order to claim their prize.
Apr 4, 2015 1 min read Apr 4, 2015 Security Alerts Massive YouTube vulnerability allows deleting any video on the site YouTube had a massive vulnerability where it allowed any video on the website to be deleted by sending a simple request.
Apr 4, 2015 2 min read Apr 4, 2015 Security Alerts Google cracks down on malicious ad injectors A Google study has found several sneaky and deceptive ad injectors forcing their way through browsers. Google acknowledged that such behavior is definitely unwanted and took firm steps by disabling a multitude of such Chrome extensions.
Apr 2, 2015 1 min read Apr 2, 2015 Security Alerts GiTHub hit with massive DDoS attack GitHub recovers after enduring days of massive DDoS attacks. The heavy traffic originating from China had disrupted services throughout the week.
Apr 1, 2015 2 min read Apr 1, 2015 Security Alerts Banking malware Vawtrak attacks financial institutions in Canada Banking trojan Vawtrak is attacking banks and financial institutions in Canada. The financial malware uses a man-in-the-middle attack to steal information but also has advanced capabilities like remote desktop control, botnet creation and more.
Mar 26, 2015 2 min read Mar 26, 2015 Security Alerts Installer hijack vulnerability threatens almost half of all Android devices Almost 50% of all Android devices are vulnerable to an Installer hijack. This may lead to unauthorized installation of adware or malware.
Mar 26, 2015 2 min read Mar 26, 2015 Security Alerts Unauthorized certificates being used for Google domains Google discovered that several domains have been issuing unauthorized SSL certificates, which were misused to insert a man-in-the middle proxy. Chrome and Firefox users are safe.
