Zeljka Zorz
Misconfigured DNS servers may leak domain info, warns US-CERT
US-CERT is urging administrators of Domain Name System servers to check whether their machines are misconfigured to respond to global Asynchronous Transfer Full Range (AXFR) …
Former lottery infosec head accused of hacking computers to buy winning ticket
The former head of information security at the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), who was arrested in January 2015, stands accused of having tampered with the computer …
18-year-old bug can be exploited to steal credentials of Windows users
A new technique for exploiting an 18-year-old bug in Windows Server Message Block (SMB), which would allow attackers to intercept user credentials, had been uncovered by …
Main sources of data breaches: Phishing, RAM scrapers, web app insecurity
US telecom giant Verizon has published its 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report, which is based on an analysis of nearly 80,000 security incidents, including more than 2,100 …
Attackers can easily crack Belkin routers’ WPS PINs
A considerable number of routers manufactured by US-based Belkin use a flawed method for creating PINs for Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), making them easily discoverable by …
US prohibits Intel to export chips for Chinese supercomputers
US chip maker Intel has been prohibited by the US Department of Commerce to export chips needed to upgrade Chinese supercomputers. The Department determined that “the …
TV5Monde makes new security blunders in wake of hack
Last week’s hack attack against TV5Monde resulted in the compromise of its website, social media accounts, the outage of its email server, and a temporary program …
TorLocker victims can decrypt most files without paying ransom
Crypto-ransomware rarely means good news for targets, but when it comes to TorLocker malware (detected as Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Scraper by Kaspersky Lab), the victims can …
Beware of malicious “Internal ONLY” emails
Malware peddlers are once again trying to trick users into downloading malware by sending out fake emails impersonating domain administrators. The email, with “Internal …
Latest OS X update closes backdoor that allows root access
On Thursday Apple released another batch of updates for a variety of its products. The security update for OS X Yosemite (10.10.3) includes a fix for a four-year-old …
Multi-platform AlienSpy RAT targeting consumers, enterprises
A new Java-based, multi-platform remote access trojan (RAT) is being used to target both consumers and enterprise users. It’s called AlienSpy RAT and, according to …
122 online forums compromised to redirect visitors to Fiesta exploit kit
Over a hundred forum websites have been compromised and injected with code that redirects users to sites hosting the Fiesta exploit kit, Cyphort researchers have found. These …
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