- Spyware Threats
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 10th, 2015
Fake Steam Trading Websites Distribute Backdoors
Cyber-crooks promise quicker trades but deliver malware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 10th, 2015
APT Group Upgrades Malware from the Black Market into Dangerous Backdoor
Cyber-espionage group targeted companies in Asia
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 9th, 2015
Intel Security Product Had Backdoor Account That Granted Access Regardless of Password
Username NGCP|NGCP|NGCP granted anyone access to SIEM ESM
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 8th, 2015
State-Sponsored Iranian Hackers Caught Spreading Backdoors in the Middle East
Symantec detects two distinct cyber-espionage groups
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 5th, 2015
Kazakhstan Will Require All Citizens to Install a Backdoor on Their Devices
The backdoor must be installed starting with January 1, 2016
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 1st, 2015
Malware That Hides C&C Server on Dropbox Detected in the Wild
Dropbox abused by Chinese state-sponsored actors
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 24th, 2015
Spyware Infects US - Southeast Asia Summit Website
C&C server was hosted on an Hong Kong IP address
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 20th, 2015
Backdoor Within Backdoor Puts over 600,000 Arris Cable Modems in Danger UPDATE
Nested backdoor put cable modems at risk of being hijacked
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 4th, 2015
2,846 iOS Apps Have a Backdoor Thanks to a Chinese Advertising Company
Another day, another advertising SDK that opens a backdoor
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 4th, 2015
Hackers Cleverly Hide Backdoor Inside the EXIF Data of a Joomla CMS Logo
Clever technique, but not clever enough to avoid detection
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 3rd, 2015
100 Million Android Users May Have a Backdoor on Their Device Thanks to the Baidu SDK
Creepy Baidu SDK lets hackers spy on what you do
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 9th, 2015
Backdoor in Cisco's WebVPN Service Allows Hackers to Steal Corporate Passwords
The backdoor was being loaded via a hidden XSS attack
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 6th, 2015
HDRoot Bootkit Impersonates Microsoft's Net Command
HDRoot is the work of the Winnti APT group
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 29th, 2015
Trojan Found Pre-Installed on Some Android Devices
Trojan comes pre-installed on Oysters T104 HVi devices
- Hacking News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 13th, 2015
North Korea Installs Backdoor in South Korea's Favorite Word Processor
Hackers exploit zero-day bug in the Hangul Word Processor
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 12th, 2015
91 Percent of Americans Would Be OK with a Backdoor in Their Software
63% of Americans are in favor of backdoors as part of the government's response to a national security threat
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 27th, 2015
Some WiFi Routers Can Be Hacked Using a Hard-Coded Default Login
The "XXXXairocon" password can give you access to the admin interface of the affected DSL WiFi routers