Mar 25, 2015 1 min read Mar 25, 2015 Security Alerts Twitch user accounts possibly compromised The popular gaming network Twitch sends out emails to customers telling them that their private data may have been leaked. Accounts have been un-linked and passwords reset.
Mar 24, 2015 3 min read Mar 24, 2015 Security Alerts Security bug shows how BIOSes of most manufacturers are prone to infection At a recent security conference researchers suggest BIOS malware is a lively and pertinent threat. The LightEater bug can be exploited to compromise millions of systems from popular manufacturers like HP, ASUS, Dell and Lenovo.
Mar 24, 2015 3 min read Mar 24, 2015 Security Alerts Sophisticated new breed of Point-of-Sale malware discovered The malware, dubbed PoSeidon by Cisco, targets retailer's PoS systems in order to steal their customer's credit card information.
Mar 21, 2015 2 min read Mar 21, 2015 Mobile Malware Security Alerts WhatsApp scam falsely promises early access to voice calling While users anxiously wait for WhatsApp's new voice calling feature, scammers look to make some money out of their impatience.
Mar 19, 2015 3 min read Mar 19, 2015 Mobile Malware Security Alerts SMS Trojan Podec bypasses CAPTCHA on Android phones A new version of SMS Trojan Podec emerged that can bypass CAPTCHA protection, turn devices into bots and subscribe to various paid packages without user authorization.
Mar 4, 2015 3 min read Mar 4, 2015 Mobile Malware Security Alerts Security flaw “FREAK” haunts millions of Android and Apple users A massive HTTPS vulnerability called "FREAK" existed for over a decade but was only discovered recently. Millions of Android and Apple users are affected.
Mar 3, 2015 3 min read Mar 3, 2015 Security Alerts Europol takes down Ramnit botnet that infected millions of computers Europol conducted an operation against a massive botnet called Ramnit and managed to shut down several servers, which will hopefully turn out to be a major setback for the cyber criminals behind this zombie network.
Feb 25, 2015 4 min read Feb 25, 2015 Security Alerts PrivDog, a Comodo add-on also bypasses SSL security PrivDog, a browser add-on promoted by the security company, Comodo has a vulnerability that makes it worse than SuperFish, the adware distributed by Lenovo. It allows attackers to bypass SSL security using the same man-in-the-middle concept.
Feb 22, 2015 2 min read Feb 22, 2015 Security Alerts Beware of Babar: the spyware created by the French Secret Service Babar is yet another example of government agencies actively using malware and hack tools to spy.
Feb 19, 2015 3 min read Feb 19, 2015 Security Alerts Warning! Lenovo pre-loads “Superfish” adware that bypasses SSL security on new laptops Lenovo has been caught pre-loading the adware "Superfish" onto new consumer laptops, possibly exposing users to some major security flaws.
