Android bug allows app code change without breaking signatures
Researchers from Bluebox Security have discovered a critical Android flaw that allows attackers to modify the code of any app without breaking its cryptographic signature, and …
Aggressive Android adware masquerading as Wi-Fi password cracking app
Statistics say that Android malware and aggressive adware is on the rise, so the fact that researchers occasionally find some of it on legitimate online app markets should not …
Darkleech Apache module injection campaign delivers malware
One of the most successful malware infection campaigns ever is still going strong, and researchers have not come closer to discovering how the attackers are compromising web …
Serious vulnerabilities in OpenX ad platform expose millions to risk
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered multiple vulnerabilities in OpenX, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code, perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) …
System Doctor 2014: A fake AV for the upcoming year
In an effort to keep one step ahead of security solutions and attentive users, peddlers of fake AV solutions often change the name of the malware they are trying to sell. …
“Blizzard Entertainment IP Restrictions” phishing email doing rounds
Blizzard Entertainment has acknowledged that the notification email that has been hitting users’ inboxes and has been purportedly sent by the company is, in fact, a …
2.5 million Californians had personal info compromised
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released the first report detailing the 131 data breaches reported to her office in 2012, showing that 2.5 million Californians had personal …
Large Pony botnet controller discovered
Every once in a while we get to peek into the lion’s den, this time we’ll be checking out a fairly large instance of the Pony botnet controller, containing a large …
Cyber espionage moves out of the shadows
During the first half of 2013, AppRiver screened more than 15 billion messages, nearly 13 billion of which were spam and another 171 million that carried viruses. Once again, …
NETGEAR introduces R6100 WiFi router
NETGEAR is expanding its family of 802.11ac wireless products with the R6100 WiFi Router. The R6100 is a dual band router that supports combined WiFi speeds up to 1200 Mbps …
Ubisoft breached, user account credentials compromised
Ubisoft has begun notifying account holders of a breach that resulted in their email addresses, usernames and (encrypted) passwords being compromised. “We recently …
Current cybercrime market is all about Cybercrime-as-a-Service
The cybercrime market is constantly evolving, and it is currently full of knowledgeable individuals who have focused on their core competencies to offer services to those who …
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