The Carbanak cybercrime gang has shifted strategy and targets the hospitality and restaurant industries with new techniques and malware.
Tag Archives: Vulnerabilities
Cryptsetup Vulnerability Grants Root Shell Access on Some Linux Systems
A vulnerability in cryptsetup, a utility used to set up encrypted filesystems on Linux distributions, could allow an attacker to retrieve a root rescue shell on some systems.
Adult FriendFinder Hack Exposes 400 Million Accounts
The FriendFinder Network has reportedly been hacked exposing 400 million user accounts of Adult FriendFinder, Penthouse.com and Stripshow.com.
Locky Targets OPM Breach Victims
A phishing campaign is targeting some of the 22 million victims of the massive United States Office of Personnel Management breaches of 2014 and 2015.
Google to Red Flag ‘Repeat Offender’ Websites
Google’s Safe Browsing program expands to include “Repeat Offender” websites in blacklisting program.
TrickBot Banking Trojan Adds New Browser Manipulation Tools
The banking Trojan TrickBot is evolving fast, according to researchers, and within weeks will expand its victim list and attack scope.
Microsoft Patches Zero Day Disclosed by Google
Microsoft released 14 security bulletins today, six rated critical. Among the fixes is a patch for a Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability disclosed by Google that was being used in attacks by the Sofacy APT gang.
Google Releases Supplemental Patch for Dirty Cow Vulnerability
Google’s November Android Security Bulletin patched 15 critical vulnerabilities, but only a supplemental patch for the Dirty Cow Linux vulnerability.
Adobe Patches Nine Code Execution Flaws in Flash Player
Adobe again released a security update for Flash Player, patching nine remote code execution vulnerabilities. Adobe Connect for Windows was also updated.
Risk of Election Day Cyberattacks Low According To Experts
Security experts monitoring cyber-chatter for virtual and real-world threats against U.S. Election Day targets don’t believe there will be cyberattack or al-Qaeda terror attack this Tuesday.