A new malware is suspected to have stolen more than 26,000 worth of email credentials. Dubbed CloudFanta, the malware has been targeting users mostly in Brazil till now. It has also been sending emails from the victims email ID and…
A dangerous bug has been found in Linux operating system. This vulnerablity is a Linux kernel security flaw that allows privilege-escalation – a user can gain root priveleges in less than 5 seconds. Scary isn’t it! Cyber security experts have…
A new Linux trojan exploits weak security in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to infect those devices and allow them to be utilized as part of a Bot network. The trojan has been named ELF Linux/NyaDrop. This trojan specifically targets…
Hackers are not just hackers anymore, they have become hacker-spies. In the cyber criminal world hacking has advanced to spying and spear phishing is the potent weapon used in cybercrime. The skill and sophistication of hackers has increased over…
More than 6% of Android devices worldwide (as it is known as of now) have been affected with malicious code through BadKernel vulnerable apps. This infection occurred by exploiting the BadKernel vulnerability in Google’s V8 JavaScript engine. The malware infection…
The recent Fairware attacks have baffled many Linux server admins who were relying on antivirus and other anti-malware software. Fairware attacks, reported over a couple of weeks ago, resulted in the disappearance of the Linux server’s web folder and websites…
Here’s another piece of news that could give a shock of sorts to those who think internet security is easy, and that installing programs like antivirus software, firewall etc would give total security. Here comes report about a new vulnerability,…
Here’s some news for android users who know that it’s not just antivirus for android that’s needed for virus removal or to encounter malware threats; it’s a thorough understanding of malware and their functioning that matters… It was a…
Here’s news for those interested in internet security, news about malware and Mac-based malware. This is also news for those who believe that fighting Mac virus is not just being armed with an antivirus for Mac. It’s basically the knowledge…
Windows has always been a favourite target for hackers. They keep coming up with new strategies to hack into Windows. On the other hand security experts too keep researching on Windows so as to come up with antivirus strategies to…