Five out of six name brand routers, such as Linksys, NETGEAR and D-Link, contain known open-source vulnerabilities. A staggering 83 percent of home and office routers have vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers. Of those vulnerable, over a quarter harbor high-risk and critical vulnerabilities, according to a report released […]
Année : 2018
Instagram Influencers Targeted in Ransomware Campaign
The company does not have two-factor authentication set by default High-profile accounts on Instagram are being targeted by phishing and ransomware attacks, with evidence that many are paying the attackers. Hackers are gaining access to accounts via phishing scams; posing as personal representatives from well known branding companies, they are […]
Mozilla Releases Critical Security Update For Thunderbird
Mozilla releases security updates for Thunderbird that fixes one critical vulnerability, two high-level vulnerabilities, and three medium level vulnerabilities. Critical vulnerability CVE-2018-12376: Memory corruption issue that may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on the vulnerable machine. The Vulnerability has a critical impact. High-level Vulnerability CVE-2018-12378: Use-after-free vulnerability occur […]
Make it a cyber-habit: Five simple steps to staying safe online
What are some essential steps you can take to increase your online safety – now and in the long run? Here’s a question: What makes October special beyond Oktoberfest – which mostly takes place in September, anyway? Correct, October is recognized as European Cyber Security Month in Europe and as National Cyber Security […]
Cyber News Rundown: Botnet Targets Brazil’s Banks
Brazilian Bank Traffic Rerouted by Massive Botnet A botnet containing more than 100,000 routers and other devices was recently spotted hijacking traffic destined for several Brazilian banks. The hijacking victims are then sent to one of at least 50 confirmed phishing sites that will attempt to steal any information the user will […]
Quand Pékin implantait des puces espionnes chez Apple et Amazon
De minuscules puces altéraient les serveurs fabriqués par une société californienne, révèle « Bloomberg ». Pékin et les sociétés concernées démentent en bloc. Prenez un crayon à papier bien taillé. Sa pointe ne dépasse pas, en largeur, un petit millimètre. C’est la taille d’un étrange composant gris qui aurait été repéré […]
DHS issued an alert on attacks aimed at Managed Service Providers
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of ongoing activity from an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor targeting global managed service providers (MSPs). The DHS issued an alert on ongoing attacks aimed at global managed service providers (MSPs) that are carried out by an advanced APT group. Managed […]
Canada blames Russia for cyber attacks against its structures
The Government of Canada blamed the GRU, the Russian military’s intelligence agency, for cyber attacks at the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency. “The government of Canada assesses with high confidence that the Russian military’s intelligence arm, the GRU, was responsible” for these cyber attacks, the foreign ministry said in a statement. [cyber attacks […]
Des hackers d’élite nord-coréens ont raflé « des centaines de millions » de dollars dans des banques
Un groupe de hackers d’élite nord-coréens est à l’origine d’une vague de cyberattaques contre des banques qui ont permis de récolter « des centaines de millions » de dollars pour le régime de Pyongyang, affirment des experts en sécurité informatique mercredi. Ce groupe, baptisé APT38, est distinct des autres opérations de piratage […]
Windows 10 October update problems: Wiped docs, plus Intel driver warning
Some Windows 10 users have learned the hard way that even if upgrades have gone smoothly in the past, it’s still wise to back up files before updating the OS. Microsoft this week kicked off the Windows 10 1809 rollout, and now some users have found the update is wiping important files, […]