Tag: Website Security

  • Virtualization: Google ads are spreading malware through it

    Virtualization: Google ads are spreading malware through it

    A persistent Google Ads malvertising campaign is disseminating malware installers that use KoiVM virtualization technology. The campaign is doing so to avoid the detection of antivirus software when installing the Formbook data stealer. KoiVM is a ConfuserEx.NET protection plugin that encrypts a program’s opcodes such that only the virtual machine understands them. The virtual machine then translates…

  • Fi: According to Google hackers gained access to user information

    Fi: According to Google hackers gained access to user information

      The Workspace of Google’s parent company cell network provider, Google Fi, has revealed a data breach. It is most likely connected to T-recent Mobile’s security disaster, in which hackers stole millions of users’ personal information.   TechCrunch obtained an email stating that the Google Workspace company recently received a suspicious activity alert from the organization’s major…

  • Mimic: New Malware exploits the ‘Everything’ search function

    Mimic: New Malware exploits the ‘Everything’ search function

      Cybersecurity website researchers discovered Mimic, a new ransomware strain. This malware searches for files targeted for encryption using the APIs of Windows’ ‘Everything’ file search tool.   Furthermore, the virus was discovered in June 2022 by online security website researchers. Seemingly it targets mostly English and Russian-speaking people.   Some Researchers claim that some of Mimic’s…

  • Hackers use Google search advertising to spread malware

    Hackers use Google search advertising to spread malware

    Hackers are creating bogus websites for popular free and open-source software to push harmful downloads through Google ads search results.   A user has claimed that hackers took their crypto assets and their professional and personal accounts through this campaign.   A crypto influencer Alex, also known as NFT God on social media, was hacked after running…

  • Public wi-fi: More than half of us still do not utilize a VPN

    Public wi-fi: More than half of us still do not utilize a VPN

    By using unsecured public wi-fi, don’t jeopardize your privacy during your holiday travels. This holiday season it’s expected that over 113 million travelers are preparing to travel to the United States. More are likely to go around the globe as well. Traveling frequently entails spending extended periods of time waiting at an airport or railway station, in…

  • Ransomware used Microsoft Exchange exploit to breach servers

    Ransomware used Microsoft Exchange exploit to breach servers

    Threat actors utilizing Play ransomware are employing a novel attack chain that avoids ProxyNotShell URL rewriting mitigations. They are doing so to get remote code execution (RCE) on affected systems through Outlook Web Access (OWA).   A cyber security website discovered the flaw named OWASSRF. It was done so while researching Play ransomware operations that leveraged hacked…

  • Web skimming hackers have infiltrated more than 40 e-commerce websites 

    Web skimming hackers have infiltrated more than 40 e-commerce websites 

    Experts warn that web skimming assaults are getting more common. Jscrambler, a JavaScript monitoring startup, has found a new set of online skimming attacks, including assaults utilizing methods that are supposedly unidentifiable. The secure website checker organization described how it discovered a web skimming assault on a cheap online marketing and analytics service by registering domain name called Cockpit.…

  • Hybrid employees continue to be a huge security concern

    Hybrid employees continue to be a huge security concern

    According to the research, hybrid employees are still dealing with fraudulent emails. With the majority of company owners finding, it more difficult to guard against cyber threats than before the pandemic, hybrid workers have been blamed for cybersecurity issues during website security audit once again. A cybersecurity website claims employees are the “primary source” of security problems that can…

  • Malware-infested Android apps discovered on Google Play

    Malware-infested Android apps discovered on Google Play

    Over two million individuals have been tricked into installing a new batch of Android malware, phishing, and adware applications that have invaded the Google Play store. Tube Box application Dr. Web antivirus detected the mobile apps, which masquerade as beneficial tools and system optimizers but are the source of performance glitches, advertisements, and user experience…

  • Windows malware searches your phone to exploit data

    Windows malware searches your phone to exploit data

    Malware will also look for any other removable device. Cyber security website experts have uncovered a new malware strain for Windows that is capable of collecting sensitive data from any connected device, including mobile phones, and is reportedly being utilized by North Korean government-linked organizations. The online security website ESET experts claim to have discovered Dolphin, a hitherto undiscovered…