Advisories  

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 17th, 2016
Half of the Ads in Sports Live Streaming Sites Are Malicious

Half of the Ads in Sports Live Streaming Sites Are Malicious

Researchers tested those overlay ads that block the video player on illegal free live streaming sites

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 15th, 2016
Hidden JavaScript Redirect Makes Phishing Pages Harder to Detect

Hidden JavaScript Redirect Makes Phishing Pages Harder to Detect

Phishers are now showing you the correct links in the browser link preview tooltip, but redirecting you to the wrong URL

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 14th, 2016
Flash Security Patch Coming in Two Days to Fix Zero-Day Used in Live Attacks <em>UPDATED</em>

Flash Security Patch Coming in Two Days to Fix Zero-Day Used in Live Attacks UPDATED

New Adobe Flash Player version coming on June 16

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 13th, 2016
Campaign Using Fake Gaming Torrents Ramps Up, Spreads Malicious PUAs

Campaign Using Fake Gaming Torrents Ramps Up, Spreads Malicious PUAs

Crooks target users looking for pirated games

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 12th, 2016
Hackers Find Clever Way to Bypass Google's Two-Factor Authentication

Hackers Find Clever Way to Bypass Google's Two-Factor Authentication

Attackers take social engineering to a totally new level

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 3rd, 2016
FBI Warns of a Few New Tricks in Tech Support Scams

FBI Warns of a Few New Tricks in Tech Support Scams

Scammers pose as government agents, ISP employees, more

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 2nd, 2016
Adware Invades Google Play Store Disguised as Football (Soccer) Apps

Adware Invades Google Play Store Disguised as Football (Soccer) Apps

It may be a good idea to stick with the official FIFA app

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 2nd, 2016
Lenovo Tells Users to Uninstall Accelerator App Amid Security Concerns

Lenovo Tells Users to Uninstall Accelerator App Amid Security Concerns

Lenovo decides to ditch the app instead of patching it

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 1st, 2016
FBI Warns of Bitcoin-Based Extortion Attempts Following Recent Mega Breaches

FBI Warns of Bitcoin-Based Extortion Attempts Following Recent Mega Breaches

Crooks ask from $500 to $2,500 to keep quiet

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 1st, 2016
Security Bugs Used as Extortion Schemes by Questionable Researchers

Security Bugs Used as Extortion Schemes by Questionable Researchers

IBM advises companies to notify authorities when dealing with hackers posing as security researchers

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 31st, 2016
Two-Year-Old Drupalgeddon Bug Still Popular Even Today

Two-Year-Old Drupalgeddon Bug Still Popular Even Today

Drupal sites remain outdated, exposed to this severe bug

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 30th, 2016
CERT Warns Companies About the "Unupgradeable" ESC 8832 SCADA System

CERT Warns Companies About the "Unupgradeable" ESC 8832 SCADA System

Users should upgrade to a newer model or invest in firewalls

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 20th, 2016
Ubiquiti AirOS Routers Hit with Worm Attacks

Ubiquiti AirOS Routers Hit with Worm Attacks

The threat is benign for now, could be easily weaponized

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 18th, 2016
Tech Support Scam Blurs the Line with Ransomware, Locks Users' Computers

Tech Support Scam Blurs the Line with Ransomware, Locks Users' Computers

Scammers are constantly evolving their mode of operation

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 5th, 2016
Ads Shown via Android SpeedCharge Lockscreens Will Bypass Your PIN

Ads Shown via Android SpeedCharge Lockscreens Will Bypass Your PIN

Users should uninstall any apps that show these lockscreens

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • April 30th, 2016
Armada Collective Copycats Now Posing as Lizard Squad in DDoS Extortion Scheme

Armada Collective Copycats Now Posing as Lizard Squad in DDoS Extortion Scheme

Cloudflare says the group is making empty DDoS threats

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • April 29th, 2016
Eleven Android Play Store Apps Found Phishing for Financial Credentials

Eleven Android Play Store Apps Found Phishing for Financial Credentials

Croosk targeted card companies and online payment sites

 
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