6 Free Ransomware Decryption Toolkits
The ransomware threat has been covered from multiple angles all throughout 2016. Although criminals remain one step ahead of security experts in most cases, there are quite a few …
Category: Security
Ex-Mozilla Dev Suggests to Drop all AV Solutions other than Windows Defender
Robert O’Callahan, an Ex-Mozilla top engineer, has explained in a blog post why users should stop using third party Antivirus solutions. Specifically, he suggests Windows 8.1 users ditch all …
Nearly 4 in 10 Android VPN Apps Contain Malware
A lot of people have started to use VPNs as a way to remain anonymous on the Internet. VPN service providers usually offer a mobile application, even though not …
Android Users Face a new Ransomware Threat
January 26, 2017
News, Security, Technology
A new malicious application has been discovered in the Google Play Store. The application in question contains a ransomware strain that has infected at least one user so far. …
Enterprise-Level WebEx Chrome Plugin Users Vulnerable to Drive-by Attacks
Users of the Google Chrome browser should update the commonly used WebEx plugin. This particular type of code is used for the Cisco Systems WebEx service, yet contains a …
Top 5 Brute Force Attacks
Password hacking has been around for quite some time. In fact, one could argue most of the tools and methods used to crack passwords have not changed all that …
6 Worst Passwords of 2016
Despite a growing list of tips people can use to ensure they are not using bad passwords, it seems 2016 has been a bad year for passwords once again. …
Hamas Spied On Israeli Soldiers Through Malware-laden Messaging App
The Israeli Defense Force recently announced several of their soldiers have fallen victim to a Facebook-oriented malware attack. Allegedly, a group of Hamas operatives used social engineering to trick …
Nearly 200,000 Systems are Still Vulnerable to Heartbleed Exploits
When the Heartbleed vulnerability was discovered, companies and security researchers scrambled to ensure this threat would not become a major problem. Although significant steps have been taken to nullify this …