Operator of VirusTotal Like Malware-Scanning Service Jailed for 14 Years

tháng 9 22, 2018

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VirusTotal

A Latvian hacker behind the development and operation of counter antivirus service "Scan4You" has finally been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

37-year-old Ruslans Bondars, described as a Latvian "non-citizen" or "citizen of the former USSR who had been residing in Riga, Latvia," was found guilty on May 16 in federal court in Alexandria, during which a co-conspirator revealed he had worked

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Twitter API Flaw Exposed Users Messages to Wrong Developers For Over a Year

tháng 9 22, 2018

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twitter hacking

The security and privacy issues with APIs and third-party app developers are something that's not just Facebook is dealing with.

A bug in Twitter's API inadvertently exposed some users' direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets to unauthorized third-party app developers who weren't supposed to get them, Twitter disclosed in its Developer Blog on Friday.


What Happened?

Twitter found a bug

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Researcher Discloses New Zero-Day Affecting All Versions of Windows

tháng 9 21, 2018

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zero-day exploit

A security researcher has publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in all supported versions of Microsoft Windows operating system (including server editions) after the company failed to patch a responsibly disclosed bug within the 120-days deadline.

Discovered by Lucas Leong of the Trend Micro Security Research team, the zero-day vulnerability resides in Microsoft Jet Database

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Flaw in 4GEE WiFi Modem Could Leave Your Computer Vulnerable

tháng 9 21, 2018

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wifi modem

A high-severity vulnerability has been discovered in 4G-based wireless 4GEE Mini modem sold by mobile operator EE that could allow an attacker to run a malicious program on a targeted computer with the highest level of privileges in the system.

The vulnerability—discovered by 20-year-old Osanda Malith, a Sri Lankan security researcher at ZeroDayLab—can be exploited by a low privileged user

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UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach

tháng 9 20, 2018

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Information Commissioner Office

Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been issued a £500,000 fine by the UK's privacy watchdog for its last year's massive data breach that exposed personal and financial data of hundreds of millions of its customers.

Yes, £500,000—that's the maximum fine allowed by the UK's Data Protection Act 1998, though the penalty is apparently a small figure for a $16 billion

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Hackers Steal Customers' Credit Cards From Newegg Electronics Retailer

tháng 9 19, 2018

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website hacking

The notorious hacking group behind the Ticketmaster and British Airways data breaches has now victimized popular computer hardware and consumer electronics retailer Newegg.

Magecart hacking group managed to infiltrate the Newegg website and steal the credit card details of all customers who entered their payment card information between August 14 and September 18, 2018, according to a joint

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New Malware Combines Ransomware, Coin Mining and Botnet Features in One

tháng 9 19, 2018

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xbash malware

Windows and Linux users need to beware, as an all-in-one, destructive malware strain has been discovered in the wild that features multiple malware capabilities including ransomware, cryptocurrency miner, botnet, and self-propagating worm targeting Linux and Windows systems.

Dubbed XBash, the new malware, believed to be tied to the Iron Group, a.k.a. Rocke—the Chinese speaking APT threat

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