Bogus Evernote alert leads to exploit kit
Evernote users are being actively targeted with an email spam campaign that tries to trick them into following a malicious link. Sent from accounts@pcfa.co.in and titled …
Pwn2Own 2014: $150,000 for an “exploit unicorn”
There are a few new rules for this years’ edition of the Pwn2Own hacking contest and a huge new prize for an “Exploit Unicorn worthy of myth and legend” …
Hasbro’s website compromised, serves malware
The official website of well-known toy maker Hasbro has been compromised and found serving malware to unsuspecting visitors on a number of occasions during the last few weeks. …
$2.7 million await successful Pwnium 4 contestants
Google has, once again, called security researchers to participate in its annual Pwnium contest scheduled to be held at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver in …
Researcher demonstrates SCADA zero-day, shares PoC
An Italian researcher well known for his exploration of industrial control systems (ICS) has demonstrated the exploitation of a zero-day flaw that can crash or lead to a …
OpenSUSE forums defaced via unknown vBulletin 0-day
The official forums of the openSUSE Linux distribution have been hacked and defaced by a Pakistani hacker that goes by the handle “H4x0r HuSsY.” According to THN, …
Yahoo visitors got served with malicious ads
Visitors to the main Yahoo domain have been targeted with malicious ads that redirected them to an exploit kit serving different types of malware, the Dutch security audit …
IE flaw targeted in Aurora attacks still actively exploited
Regular software patching is often touted as one of the best things you can do to keep your computer safe against malware infection. Unfortunately, not all users follow that …
Flaw in Nvidia’s rendering software allows hijacking of “computer farms”
A vulnerability in Nvidia mental ray, an extremely popular 3D-rendering software that is often used on “render farms”, could allow attackers to take control of …
Alleged Blackhole author and gang prosecuted in Russia
Paunch, the creator of the infamous Blackhole exploit kit, is being prosecuted along with 12 other individuals involved in a Russia-based cybercrime ring, the Russian Ministry …
Netflix users in danger of unknowingly picking up malware
Users of Silverlight, Microsoft’s answer to Adobe Flash, are in danger of having malware installed on their computers and being none the wiser, as an exploit for a …
Watch out for less advanced malware and new exploit kits
This year, cybersecurity took center stage with nation-state attacks, numerous high-profile data breaches and prominent cybercriminal arrests. Websense Security Labs outlined …
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