Ransomware attacks have seen a surge in the last few years, with cybercriminals targeting web hosting services more frequently than ever. And SmarterASP.NET, the leading web hosting service provider for ASP.net, is the latest victim of a key ransomware attack. The company has confirmed the news of the attack, explaining Continue Reading
After news broke that hackers have begun leveraging the BlueKeep flaw to deliver cryptocurrency miners, software giant Microsoft has cautioned that the activity will possibly also be used to produce more impactful and harmful payloads. There is no proof that BlueKeep has been misused to distribute ransomware or other types Continue Reading
This week, internet giant Google announced an alliance with numerous security solutions providers, with the object of battling poor applications in the Android network. Dubbed App Defense Alliance, the effort signifies a partnership between Google, ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium, and its objective is to swiftly find potentially harmful applications (PHAs), Continue Reading
Social media behemoth Facebook said Tuesday that a slew of third-party app developers have indecorously accessed the names and profile pictures of members in several Facebook groups. In the wake of disclosures regarding Cambridge Analytica in April 2018, the company cracked down on its software, limiting what information apps could Continue Reading
A team of cybersecurity experts has found an ingenious method to remotely inject inaudible and indiscernible commands into voice-controlled devices — all just by shining a laser at the targeted device instead of using verbal words. Called ‘Light Commands,’ the hack depends on a susceptibility in MEMS microphones entrenched in Continue Reading
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