Earlier this month a cybersecurity researcher shared details of a security loophole with The Hacker News that affects all versions of Microsoft Office, allowing malicious actors to create and spread macro-based self-replicating malware. Macro-based self-replicating malware, which basically allows a macro to write more macros, is not new among hackers, […]
Trickbot Gang Evolves, Incorporates Account Checking Into Hybrid Attack Model
Individuals who reuse login credentials across multiple sites are more susceptible to account checking attacks, which occur when threat actors use credentials stolen from past database breaches or compromises to gain unauthorized access to other accounts belonging to the same victims. However, the process of mining compromised data for correct […]
Uber Hid 2016 Breach, Paying Hackers to Delete Stolen Data
Uber Hid 2016 Breach, Paying Hackers to Delete Stolen Data SAN FRANCISCO — Uber disclosed Tuesday that hackers had stolen 57 million driver and rider accounts and that the company had kept the data breach secret for more than a year after paying a $100,000 ransom. The deal was arranged […]
Troldesh Nabs Top Ransomware Spot
The most prolific ransomware strain these days is Troldesh, aka Crysis, which claims hundreds of sub-variants, according to analysis from Bitdefender. In its latest report, based on trends in its global network of more than 500 million sensors and honeypots, Bitdefender found that during 2017 alone, the number of new […]
ProtonMail bolts on an encrypted contacts manager and digital signing for contacts
Another neat addition to end-to-end encrypted email client ProtonMail: It’s added a zero-access encrypted contacts manager that also digitally signs the contact info you store in it. The new features have been added to v3.12 of ProtonMail’s web client, with the Swiss-based startup saying it’s working on also bringing the […]
Bitcoin Is 15 Times More Expensive to Keep Safe Than Gold
Bitcoin Investment Trust (NASDAQOTH:GBTC), a popular fund for retail investors, carries a management fee of 2% of assets on an annual basis. Those who have large sums can pay lower wholesale prices for bitcoin storage and custody. A new solution from Coinbase costs 1.2% of the bitcoin’s value each year, in […]
Maroc : L’Office des Changes interdit le Bitcoin et les cryptomonnaies
Dans un communiqué publié sur son site web, l’Office des Changes marocain a interdit tout usage des monnaies virtuelles, notamment le Bitcoin et les autres cryptomonnaies dans les transactions : “Dans le cadre de l’exercice de ses missions de contrôle des opérations de change, l’Office des Changes a pu constater […]
Twitter is testing Bookmarks, a feature to privately flag Tweets for later
Last month, Twitter started work on a new “save for later” feature for Tweets in your timeline that you wanted to flag to refer back to in the future. Now it’s given the feature a name — it will be called Bookmarks — and is running tests with it. The […]
Ukrainian Hacker detained for remotely spying on Politicians
A 23 year old Ukrainian Hacker from Kharkiv City detained by the National Police of Ukraine for hacking into personal computers of Ukrainian Citizens and other states. According to the local press report, the hacker used a malicious software(probably RAT – Remote Access Trojan) to control the victim’s computers for […]
Hackers deface the website of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan
On November 20, websites of some organizations including government websites were affected by a cyber attack. A hacker from Bangladesh goes by an online handle « Skidie KhaN », a member of the hacking group called » Cyber Command0s(#Team_CC) » modified the main page of the websites of the Ministry of Justice. According […]