Zeljka Zorz
Tor Project claims FBI paid university researchers $1m to unmask Tor users
Have Carnegie Mellon University researchers been paid by the FBI to unmask a subset of Tor users so that the agents could discover who operated Silk Road 2.0 and other …
Digitally signed spam campaign spotted delivering malware
We’ve all heard about digitally signed malware, but have you ever been targeted with a digitally signed spam email? Someone did, and has shared the signature notice with …
Rooted, Trojan-infected Android tablets sold on Amazon
If you want to buy a cheap Android-powered tablet, and you’re searching for it on Amazon, the best thing you can do is carefully read all the negative reviews you can …
Comcast resets passwords for 200,000 users after login credentials go on sale
Over the weekend, someone has been peddling a batch of 590,000 email address/password combinations allegedly belonging to Comcast customers. The price set for the lot was 3.23 …
Vizio Smart TVs track your viewing habits, info is sold to third parties
Owners of Smart TVs manufactured by California-based consumer electronics company Vizio should be aware that their viewing habits are being tracked and that information sold …
Linux Encoder victims catch a lucky break: a flaw in the malware means no ransom has to be paid
The recently spotted Linux Encoder crypto-ransomware is very disruptive, but the good news is that the malware makers have made a mistake that allowed Bitdefender researchers …
UK parliament’s secure network hit with crypto-ransomware
The UK parliament’s secure network has been breached and several computers on it have been compromised by hackers, The Times has reported. The newspaper makes is sound …
Beware of Apple-themed phishing emails threatening to limit your account
A new email phishing campaign is targeting businesses and consumers who have Apple IDs, trying to get them to enter their Apple login credentials, personal and credit card …
New crypto-ransomware targets Linux web servers
There’s a new piece of crypto-ransomware out there, but unlike most malware of this particular type, this one is mainly directed at web servers running on Linux.The …
The Economist urges readers to check it they were saddled with malware
Popular UK-based news outfit The Economist – or rather, some of its online readers – have become the latest confirmed victims of an attack executed by hacking …
Final TalkTalk breach tally: 4% of customers affected
TalkTalk continues with its practice of updating the public with information regarding the recent data breach on Fridays, and according to the latest update, the total number …
Cheap OmniRAT malware used to spy on Android, Windows, Linux, Mac devices
European law enforcement agencies recently targeted users of the DroidJack mobile phone RAT, and likely made other would-be users refrain from buying and using that particular …
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