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VMware addresses a critical remote code execution vulnerability in AirWatch Agent

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

VMware has found a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the AirWatch Agent applications for Android and Windows Mobile. The agent is installed by users on a mobile device in order to allow the AirWatch to manage it. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-6968, “may allow for unauthorized creation and execution of […]

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Thousands of Android Devices Running Insecure Remote ADB Service

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Despite warnings about the threat of leaving insecure remote services enabled on Android devices, manufacturers continue to ship devices with open ADB debug port setups that leave Android-based devices exposed to hackers. Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a command-line feature that generally uses for diagnostic and debugging purposes by helping […]

Trik Spam Botnet Leaks 43 Million Email Addresses

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Over 43 million email addresses have leaked from the command and control server of a spam botnet, a security researcher has told Bleeping Computer today. The leaky server came to light while a threat intelligence analyst from Vertek Corporation, was looking into a recent malware campaign distributing a version of the […]

Chinese hackers stole 614 gigabytes of US Navy’s anti-ship missile data

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

In January and February 2018, the computers belonging to a U.S. Navy contractor were compromised by hackers backed by the Chinese government – As a result, highly sensitive data was accessed and stolen. The stolen data was related to undersea warfare and includes classified information on future plans regarding the development of supersonic anti-ship […]

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Hackers Stole Over $20 Million in Ethereum from Insecurely Configured Clients

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Security researchers have been warning about cybercriminals who have made over 20 million dollars in just past few months by hijacking insecurely configured Ethereum nodes exposed on the Internet. Qihoo 360 Netlab in March tweeted about a group of cybercriminals who were scanning the Internet for port 8545 to find insecure geth […]

DMOSK Malware Targeting Italian Companies

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

The security expert and malware researcher Marco Ramilli published a detailed analysis on a new strain of malware dubbed DMOSK that targets Italian firms, Today I’d like to share another interesting analysis made by my colleagues and I. It would be a nice and interesting analysis since it targeted many Italian […]

South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinrail hacked, hackers stole over $40M worth of ICO tokens

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Cryptocurrency Exchange continues to be a privileged target for hackers, news of the day is the hack of the South Korean exchange Coinrail. The hack has happened during the weekend, on Sunday Coinrail announced the cyberheist. Attackers stole over $40M worth of ICO tokens that were maintained in the servers of […]

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InvisiMole Spyware is a powerful malware that went undetected for at least five years

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Malware researchers from ESET have spotted a new sophisticated piece of spyware, tracked as InvisiMole, used in targeted attacks in Russia and Ukraine in the last five years. Experts still haven’t attributed the malware to any threat actor, InvisiMole could be a nation-state malware developed for cyber espionage purpose or […]

Crooks used a KilllDisk wiper in an attack against Banco de Chile as diversion for a SWIFT hack

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

Crooks attempted to hack the SWIFT system at the Banco de Chile and used a disk-wiping malware as a diversion strategy. The intent of the attackers was to sabotage hundreds of computers at the Banco de Chile while they were attempting to breach the real target, the bank’s SWIFT money transferring […]

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Cisco Removes Backdoor Account, Fourth in the Last Four Months

Haythem Elmir 8 ans ago

For the fourth time in as many months, Cisco has removed hardcoded credentials that were left inside one of its products, which an attacker could have exploited to gain access to devices and inherently to customer networks. This time around, the hardcoded password was found in Cisco’s Wide Area Application Services […]