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Gooligan: A New Strain of Fast Spreading Android Malware
Gooligan is a new strain of Android malware that’s spreading really fast. As per available reports, this malware has already compromised over one million Google accounts and at present it spreads to at least 13,000 users per day. How Gooligan…
Google Discloses Critical Security Flaw in Windows
Google recently reported on a critical win32k.sys security flaw in Windows. This is a severe vulnerability as it allows cybercriminals to bypass typical security features of all versions of the Windows OS and infect the system with malware. This vulnerability…
Adobe Releases Patches for Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Update your Adobe Flash Player immediately. Check the version of Adobe Flash Player on your system and if the version is 23.0.0.205 or earlier, then immediately update the player to version 23.0.0.207. Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group have identified…
Microsoft’s New Feature to Battle Malware and Protect Edge Users
Microsoft is all set come up with a new feature, called Windows Defender Application Guard, to battle malware and protect Edge users. Web browsers turn out to be big security risks to computer users, despite the use of all kinds…
CloudFanta Malware Bypasses Virtual Keyboard Security, Steals Banking Credentials
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…
Dangerous Dirty Cow Vulnerability in Linux OS
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…
Sophisticated Linux Trojan Self-Deletes to Elude Detection
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 now Hacker-Spies – How to stay protected
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…
Android Devices Affected With BadKernel Vulnerability
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…
Fairware Attacks on Linux and Insecure Redis Instances
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…
