Zeljka Zorz
Windows 0-day exploited in ongoing attacks, temporary workarounds offered
Microsoft is warning users about a new Windows zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild and is primarily a risk to users on servers and workstations …
Attackers change home routers’ DNS settings via malicious code injected in ads
Sucuri Security researchers have unearthed a malvertising campaign aimed at changing the DNS settings of home routers in order to lead users questionable and potentially …
Malware directs stolen documents to Google Drive
Researchers have uncovered a new type of information-stealing malware that is apparently used in campaigns targeting government agencies and can syphon files from compromised …
2FA: Google offers physical alternative to verification codes
Google is offering an alternative second factor for its two-step account verification option, one that has the additional advantage of thwarting phishing attacks. It’s …
OS X Yosemite’s Spotlight Suggestions: Privacy killer or not?
With last week’s official release of OS X Yosemite (v10.10), Apple has solved some critical security issues that could adversely affect users. But the new version of the …
Staples customers likely the latest victims of credit card breach
International office supply chain store Staples is likely the latest retailer to have suffered a credit card breach. “Multiple banks say they have identified a pattern …
Delivering malicious Android apps hidden in image files
Researchers have found a way to deliver a malicious app to Android users by hiding it into what seems to be an encrypted image file, which is then delivered via a legitimate, …
China executes MITM attack against iCloud and Microsoft account holders
China-based Internet users are in danger of getting their iCloud and Windows Live accounts hijacked and all the information in them slurped up by the Chinese authorities, web …
Hackers make companies’ phones call premium-rate numbers, cost them billions
Attackers hacking into companies’ phone network, using it to place mass phone calls to premium-rate telephone numbers is not a new occurrence – they have been …
OS X Yosemite comes with POODLE and Shellshock patches
Last week Apple released a new version of its operating system to consumers. What’s interesting to note is that OS X 10.10 (aka “Yosemite”) also came with a …
Facebook trawls through paste sites for compromised credentials
In the spirit of November as National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Facebook security engineer Chris Long shared how the company discovers that some of its users’ …
Tor Browser 4.0, Tails 1.2 are out
The Tor Project has released version 4.0 of its popular eponymous browser that allows users to use the Internet anonymously and privately, and to circumvent online censorship …
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