Zeljka Zorz
Android gets safer with full ASLR implementation
Last week’s release of Jelly Bean (v 4.1+), the latest version of Google’s Android, was a big step for the company security-wise, as the hugely popular mobile …
Scareware targets users infected with industrial espionage worm
ACAD/Medre.A, a worm that steals AutoCAD drawings and sends them to remote servers, was recently discovered infecting a great number of computers in Peru and some other Latin …
ASUS eStore allegedly hacked
Another day, another data breach, another password dump. Softpedia reports that NullCrew, a hacker group that claimed responsibility for the recent PBS and World Health …
Yahoo! closes security hole that led to huge password breach
Yahoo! has patched the security hole that allowed hackers to access some 450,000 email addresses and passwords associated with Yahoo! Contributor Network and ultimately …
NVIDIA and Android forums hacked, user credentials stolen
Following the high-profile breach of one of Yahoo’s subdomain servers and the resulting leak of over 450,000 passwords stored in clear text in one of the exfiltrated …
The use of exploit kits changed spam runs
Spammers used to depend on email recipients to tie the noose around their own necks by inputing their personal and financial information in credible spoofs of legitimate …
DarkComet RAT used by wide array of attackers
Remote administration software such as the DarkComet RAT has many legal uses but it is unfortunately more known for being frequently misused by a wide array of cyber …
Instagram “Friendship Vulnerability” patched
A flaw in the popular Instagram app that allows potential snoopers to add themselves as friends of any Instagram user and, consequently, to access his or hers private …
Nearly half a million Yahoo passwords leaked following hack
Some 450,000 email addresses and associated unencrypted passwords have been dumped online by the hacking collective “D33Ds Company” following the compromise of a …
Microsoft revokes 28 of its code-signing certificates
The long awaited patch for the CVE-2012-1889 vulnerability that has been heavily exploited in the wild and the exploit for which has even been included in the Blackhole …
Formspring breach and leak triggers massive password reset
Formspring, a social Q&A website popular with teenagers, is the latest site to have its servers breached and the passwords of its users compromised by hackers. According …
Trojan found being offered on Google Play for weeks
Symantec researchers have recently discovered Android malware being offered on Google Play, posing as legitimate game apps “Super Mario Bros.” and “GTA 3 …
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