Christmas-themed phishing lures hit users’ emails from spammers behind Emotet. According to researchers, Cofense Labs discovered the phishing emails.
The attackers are trying to gain legitimacy with subject lines such as “Christmas” or “Christmas Party”. One…
Cybersecurity experts discovered a new version of the Snatch ransomware. This reboots infected Windows computers into Safe Mode. Then, it encrypts victims’ files to avoid antivirus detection.
In the diagnostic mode, Windows starts with a minimal set of drivers and…
Attackers managed to compromise a tobacco web platform in Romania. The British American Tobacco (BAT) is one of the most gigantic manufacturers of nicotine and tobacco products. It seems that everything happened due to a ransomware attack and data breach.
The data breach…
Hackers send a Windows fake update, as many users want to update from Windows 7, to Windows 10. They are aware of this and target Microsoft users with fake Windows update emails. These emails infect computers with ransomware.
The subject of emails is “Critical Microsoft…
10 Best Parental Control Tips to Protect Your Child’s Privacy Online
November 20, 2019
Does your child own a smartphone and spends more time online? If yes, you must bear specific points in mind and should start using the parental control app. Here are also 10 best parental control tips.
Do you know any of the digital hazards your child needs to be aware…
Security researchers tracked activities of a new group of financially-motivated hackers. So, the hackers target a few companies and organizations in Germany, Italy, and the United States. And they try to infect them with backdoor, banking Trojan, or ransomware malware.
The…
Facebook announced it would not remove political ads before the UK’s General Election. The decision comes although there were complaints that the Conservative Party is trying to influence users with misleading information.
Twitter announced plans to ban political…
Cisco Talos released a study on the politically themed malware, used in everything from ransomware to remote access trojans (RAT). The study analysed a regular malicious spam campaign that used an executable named “Trump.exe”. The team discovered many similarly themed…
The BlueKeep (Windows Remote Desktop Services) vulnerability was exploited by attackers to deliver cryptocurrency mining malware.
Researchers say that BlueKeep, which was addressed in May, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code, by sending crafted Remote…
“Malvertising” is a portmanteau of “malicious advertising,” which is the practice of using online ads to infect computers with various types of malware. Malware is defined as “a short for malicious software and refers to software programs designed to damage or do…
