Leaked database holds registration records of 191 million US voters
A white hat hacker has discovered a database containing personal information of 191 million registered American voters dating back to 2000. The 300GB of data includes voter’s names, home addresses,...
View ArticleUser data vulnerable in auto-installed AVG Chrome extension
A force-installed Chrome extension by name of AVG Web TuneUp has been discovered to contain a serious flaw capable of exposing users’ browsing history, cookies and personal data. The extension is...
View ArticleRansom32: first of its kind ransomware
A new and unique form of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has been discovered infecting Windows machines with the capability to infect other operating systems as well. Dubbed Ransom32, this ransomware...
View Article10 Things You Aren’t Doing to Protect Your Network
#6. Sandboxing In very simplistic terms, sandboxing is a piece of software or appliance that is able to detect and analyze attacks that are designed to bypass traditional security defenses. “It’s not...
View ArticleLatest iteration of Tinba Trojan found targeting banks in Singapore
Tinba, short for Tinybanker, is a banking Trojan that was first spotted in the wild in mid-2012. This malware has just been discovered in its fifth iteration, dubbed Tinbapore as it manly targets banks...
View Article10 Things You Aren’t Doing to Protect Your Network
#5: Two Factor Authentication (2FA) Time and time again we see data breaches resulting from compromised credentials. Authentication is a huge issue and we need something that goes beyond passwords....
View ArticleCross-platform backdoor DropboxCache found affecting Linux and Windows machines
Security researchers have discovered a cross-platform backdoor by name of DropboxCache. Initially detected in Linux systems, it has spread to Windows machines as well. Even further, due to the nature...
View Article10 Things You Aren’t Doing to Protect Your Network
#4: Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) There are multiple methods of receiving threat intelligence. Most first consider tactical threat intelligence, such as feeds of bad IP addresses. However, to truly...
View ArticleBanking Trojan found replacing malicious threats with free anti-virus software
Dridex, a banking Trojan that has affected thousands of organizations across 27 countries globally, has been given an interesting update.Apparent white hat hackers replaced the malicious payload links...
View Article10 Things You Aren’t Doing to Protect Your Network
#3: Enhanced Email SecurityEmail is a common gateway into an organization’s infrastructure. According to Trend Micro, 91% of most advanced persistent threats and spear-phishing initiatives involve...
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