Last year, we saw the Fanta SDK malware target Russian bank Sberbank users and employ unique defensive measures. Now, another bank malware family has appeared, targeting even more Russian banks while using new and evolved obfuscation techniques. This family is named FakeBank, and so far the related samples we have […]
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MICROSOFT JANUARY PATCH TUESDAY UPDATE FIXES 16 CRITICAL BUGS
Thanks to Meltdown and Spectre, January has already been an extremely busy month of patching for Microsoft. Today Microsoft tackled dozens more bugs, part of its regular Patch Tuesday release covering Microsoft Edge, Windows, Office, ASP.NET and the macOS version of Office. Sixteen of Microsoft’s updates tackled critical vulnerabilities, 38 […]
Wi-Fi Alliance launches WPA3 protocol with new security features
The Wi-Fi Alliance has finally announced the long-awaited next generation of the wireless security protocol—Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA3). WPA3 will replace the existing WPA2—the network security protocol that has been around for at least 15 years and widely used by billions of wireless devices every day, including smartphones, laptops and […]
Critical Vulnerability in Electrum Bitcoin Wallets Finally Addressed
Complete Patch Released to Address Critical Vulnerability Found in Electrum Bitcoin Wallets. Electrum, a well-known bitcoin client, has developed a patch for the bug identified in version 2.6-3.0.3 of the JSON-RPC protocol interface. The flaw was identified by a commenter using the alias “jsmad,” in a Github post on 24 […]
Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE
RISQUE(S) Exécution de code arbitraire à distance Déni de service Contournement de la politique de sécurité Atteinte à l’intégrité des données Atteinte à la confidentialité des données Élévation de privilèges SYSTÈMES AFFECTÉS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-EXTRA SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 SUSE […]
BlackBerry Mobile Website hacked to mine Monero via Coinhive
A Coinhive user hacked BlackBerry Mobile website to mine Monero coins before the scam was identified and details of which were published on Reddit. The sudden surge in Bitcoin’s price has motivated people to mine cryptocurrencies and hope to become a millionaire within no time. It is true that there are legal ways of […]
Eclaircissement à propos du Meltdown et Spectre: Failles affectant les processeurs Intel
Intel, son année 2018 commence mal Dire que Intel vient de commencer son année 2018 avec des soucis est une litote. Le constructeur de processeurs leader du marché a un gros, très gros, problème. Une grosse faille de sécurité qui concerne un composant que l’on retrouve dans tous les ordinateurs. Il […]
APPLE RELEASES SPECTRE PATCHES FOR SAFARI, MACOS AND IOS
Apple released iOS 11.2.2 software Monday for iPhones, iPads and iPod touch models that patch for the Spectre vulnerabilities. A macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 supplemental update was also released to bolster Spectre defenses in Apple’s Safari browser and WebKit, the web browser engine used by Safari, Mail, and App Store. This […]
Hundreds of Android Gaming Apps are Tracking Your TV Viewing Habits
There are more than 250 Android gaming apps on Google Play Store that are using your smartphone’s microphone to record what you watch on TV – This means instead of your conversation these apps are focused on listening what you are watching on TV. According to a report published by The New […]
Android Malware Attacking Over 232 Banking Apps Discovered
A new Android malware is reportedly targeting over 232 banking applications, including a few banks in India. This was discovered by the internet and cybersecurity firm Quick Heal, which identified the Android Banking Trojan imitating banking mobile apps around the world. It includes major Indian banks apps from SBI, HDFC, […]