Zeljka Zorz
Gamers, beware of fake in-game communication apps
Online gamers are often targeted by cyber thieves, as their game accounts hold coveted items and/or funds to buy them. In order to gain access, the crooks usually set up …
Anthem breach dates back to December
As more details about the Anthem data breach come to light, sources close to the investigation say that Chinese state-sponsored hackers might be behind the attack. Steve Ragan …
Adobe patches latest Flash Player zero-day
Adobe has released Flash Player 16.0.0.305, a new version that fixes the latest zero-day flaw (CVE-2015-0313) that is currently exploited in mass malvertising campaigns. An …
Ross Ulbricht is Dread Pirate Roberts, risks life imprisonment
After deliberating for three and a half hours, a jury has found Ross Ulbricht guilty of all seven counts he was accused of, which means he could potentially spend the rest of …
US health insurer Anthem suffers massive data breach
Anthem, the second-largest health insurer in the United States, has suffered a data breach that may turn out to be the largest health care breach to date, as the compromised …
iOS spyware used by Pawn Storm cyber spies
Trend Micro researchers have unearthed two variants of a spyware specially designed for targeting devices running iOS, and at least one of them can be installed on …
Canarywatch: Keeping track of warrant canaries
In the post-Snowden world, the term “warrant canary” – indicating a method used by some communications service providers to let their users know that they …
Critical IE 11 bug can be used for effective phishing attacks
A hacker has discovered a universal Cross Site Scripting (XSS) flaw that affects Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 and 8.1, and which could allow attackers to execute …
Massive malvertising campaign leads to latest Flash Player zero-day exploit
It has been a tough beginning of the year for Adobe and a dangerous one for Adobe Flash Player users. The recently discovered zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2015-0313) affecting …
Fake Facebook Account Suspended emails lead to Trojans, ransomware
Fake Facebook account suspension emails are doing rounds of inboxes around the world, trying to convince the recipients that their account has been temporarily disabled due to …
APT players lack deep skills of exploitation, fail at QA
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors are generally considered to be among the most sophisticated cyber exploiters out there. But is this perception correct? Gabor …
Beware of emails pushing Google Chrome updates!
Google Chrome users are being actively targeted with a spam email campaign impersonating the Internet giant, urging them to download a newer version of the popular browser …