Over 22,000 Container Orchestration Systems Connected to the Internet
Security - Posted On:2018-06-19 06:44:57 Source: bleepingcomputer
The admin consoles of over 22,000 container orchestration and API management systems are currently exposed online, according to a report published on Monday by Lacework, a company specialized in cloud security. [...]
Senate Votes to Reimpose ZTE Ban Despite President Trump's Efforts
Security - Posted On:2018-06-19 04:44:57 Source: bleepingcomputer
The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday that includes a clause to reinstate a ban on Chinese hardware vendor ZTE. [...]
Ex-CIA Employee Charged with Leak of Classified CIA Vault 7 Hacking Tools
Security - Posted On:2018-06-18 22:29:59 Source: bleepingcomputer
The Department of Justice has announced new charges against former CIA software engineer Joshua Schulte for allegedly leaking classified CIA documents, software projects, and hacking utilities called Vault 7 to WikiLeaks. [...]
Upcoming iOS 12 Will Share Emergency Location With 911 Services
Security - Posted On:2018-06-18 17:15:00 Source: bleepingcomputer
Apple announced today that the next version of the iOS operating system âiOS 12â would automatically and securely share a caller's geo-location with 911 emergency services across the US. [...]
75% of Malware Uploaded on “No-Distribute” Scanners Is Unknown to Researchers
Security - Posted On:2018-06-18 12:45:00 Source: bleepingcomputer
Three-quarters of malware samples uploaded to "no-distribute scanners" are never shared on "multiscanners" like VirusTotal, and hence, they remain unknown to security firms and researchers for longer periods of time. [...]
Vendor Patches Seven Vulnerabilities Across 392 Camera Models
Security - Posted On:2018-06-18 09:14:57 Source: bleepingcomputer
Axis Communications AB, a Swedish manufacturer of network cameras for physical security and video surveillance, has patched seven security flaws across nearly 400 security camera models. [...]
Rootkit-Based Adware Wreaks Havoc Among Windows 10 Users in the US
Security - Posted On:2018-06-18 08:14:57 Source: bleepingcomputer
Security researchers from Romania-based antivirus vendor Bitdefender have detailed the operations of an adware strain named Zacinlo that uses a rootkit component to gain persistence across OS reinstalls, a rootkit component that's even effective against Windows 10 installations. [...]
macOS Breaks Your OpSec by Caching Data From Encrypted Hard Drives
Security - Posted On:2018-06-18 08:14:57 Source: bleepingcomputer
Apple's macOS surreptitiously creates and caches thumbnails for images and other file types stored on password-protected / encrypted containers (hard drives, partitions), according to Wojciech ReguÅa and Patrick Wardle, two macOS security experts. [...]
Andy OS Android Emulator Reportedly Installing a GPU Miner
Security - Posted On:2018-06-17 21:44:59 Source: bleepingcomputer
Reports are coming in that a GPU Miner Trojan is being installed along with the popular Andy Android emulator and its users are rightfully concerned. This miner reportedly will use the graphics processing unit, or GPU, on the computer's graphic's card in order to mine cryptocurrency. [...]
Gaming Companies Remove Analytics App After Massive User Outcry
Security - Posted On:2018-06-17 07:29:57 Source: bleepingcomputer
Several gaming companies have announced plans to remove support for an analytics app they have bundled with their games. The decision to remove the app came after several Reddit and Steam users noticed that many game publishers have recently embedded a controversial analytics SDK part of recent updates to their games. [...]
Android App Devs Find Clever Trick for Fooling Users Into Installing Their Crapware
Security - Posted On:2018-06-16 03:59:59 Source: bleepingcomputer
An expert in Android security is warning users that some developers of crappy Android apps have come up with a new trick for fooling users into installing their apps. [...]
The Week in Ransomware - June 15th 2018 - DBGer, Scarab, and More
Security - Posted On:2018-06-15 19:00:00 Source: bleepingcomputer
Mostly new variants of the same ransomware this week, with little new ransomware campaigns being conducted. Of particular interest was Kaspersky temporarily withdrawing their participation in the NoMoreRansom project and the rebranding of Satan Ransomware as DBGer Ransomware. [...]
Europol Dismantles One of the Internet's Oldest Hacker Groups
Security - Posted On:2018-06-15 19:00:00 Source: bleepingcomputer
Europol, French, UK, and Thai police arrested eight people they suspect to have been involved or to have been part of a notorious hacker group known as Rex Mundi (Latin for "King of the World"). [...]
All That Port 8000 Traffic This Week! Yeah, That's Satori Looking for New Bots
Security - Posted On:2018-06-15 16:44:59 Source: bleepingcomputer
The mystery of the recent surge in port 8000 scan activity has been solved today by security researches from Qihoo 360 Netlab, who tracked this week's mystery traffic to an old foe âthe Satori IoT botnet. [...]
Police Use of Minority Report-Style Pre-Crime Tech Raises Inaccuracy Concerns
Security - Posted On:2018-06-15 16:14:59 Source: bleepingcomputer
Pre-crime, is a vast potpourri of information, on everyday activities, used to try to predict and prevent future behavior. In "predictive" policing, computer algorithms identify signs of pre-crime in a realm in which we are all potential suspects. [...]
Hacker Breaches Syscoin GitHub Account and Poisons Official Client
Security - Posted On:2018-06-15 12:30:01 Source: bleepingcomputer
A hacker gained access to the GitHub account of the Syscoin cryptocurrency and replaced the official Windows client with a version containing malware. The poisoned Syscoin Windows client contained Arkei Stealer, a malware strain specialized in dumping and stealing passwords and wallet private keys. [...]
Chinese Cyber-Espionage Group Hacked Government Data Center
Security - Posted On:2018-06-15 10:14:57 Source: bleepingcomputer
A Chinese-linked cyber-espionage unit has hacked a data center belonging to a Central Asian country and has embedded malicious code on government sites. The hack of the data center happened sometime in mid-November 2017, according to a report published by Kaspersky Lab earlier this week. [...]
Clipboard Hijacker Targeting Bitcoin & Ethereum Users Infects Over 300,0000 PCs
Security - Posted On:2018-06-15 05:29:58 Source: bleepingcomputer
A malware campaign spreading a clipboard hijacker has infected over 300,000 computers, according to Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 Total Security. The campaign has been raging for the past week and has spread a malware which Qihoo researchers have named ClipboardWalletHijacker. [...]
Decryptor Released for the Everbe Ransomware
Security - Posted On:2018-06-14 19:29:59 Source: bleepingcomputer
A decryptor for the Everbe Ransomware was released by Michael Gillespie that allows victims to get their files back for free. It is not known how this ransomware is currently being distributed, but as long as victims have an unencrypted version of an encrypted file, they can use them to brute force the decryption key. [...]
Following Chrome's Lead, Microsoft Edge Also Moves to Block Autoplay Videos
Security - Posted On:2018-06-14 18:14:59 Source: bleepingcomputer
The Microsoft Edge browser will gain the ability to block auto-playing media, such as sounds and web videos. The feature was announced today for Edge browsers part of Insiders program, Microsoft's testing ground for new Windows 10 features. [...]