2019-05-29 16:04
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At the wake of the Intel’s Microarchitectural Data Sampling flaws (MDS), data centers that depend on Intel microprocessors have their system administrators are… Read More
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2019-05-29 11:19
Hackers often tend to target DNS software, aiming to cause security breaches. Let’s discuss how to secure DNS servers using some very effective methods. Here we go…
Using a DNS… Read More
2019-05-29 11:19
Hackers often tend to target DNS software, aiming to cause security breaches. Let’s discuss how to secure DNS servers using some very effective methods. Here we go…
Using a DNS… Read More
2019-05-29 05:45
Through the United Kingdom’s Freedom of Information, data and statistics that used to be state-secrets are exposed for public consumption and appreciation. It opens the venue for peopl… Read More
2019-05-28 20:29
Of all the cryptocurrencies available today, Bitcoin definitely is the most popular one. Investors are attracted by the potential value of this cryptocurrency. But let’s remember that… Read More
2019-05-28 16:21
Malware authors continue to find ways to operate at a more sophisticated level, especially Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). Known as ScarCruft team, as exposed by Kaspersky Lab for establi… Read More
2019-05-28 10:23
The U.S Navy proposes to come up with a global social media archive of a totally unprecedented scale.
The social media archive that the U.S Navy researchers plan to create would comprise 350… Read More
2019-05-28 03:14
Remember the malvertising campaigns in the early days where are adverts showing you are the nth visitor, and you have a prize to claim for being the coveted nth visitor on a website? Of cour… Read More
2019-05-27 20:28
A massive data breach has hit Canva, the Australian tech unicorn based in Sydney.
It was ZDNet that reported, on May 24, 2019, the hack that had happened earlier that day. The hacker, known… Read More
2019-05-27 15:48
The Internet, newspapers, television, etc. are showing so much excitement that there is no day when we do not see or hear the word “artificial intelligence (AI)“. Under such circ… Read More
2019-05-27 10:57
Some key online operations in the U.S city of Baltimore have been impacted following a ransomware attack.
Reports reveal that all online payment gateways and emails have been totally affecte… Read More
2019-05-26 18:23
Since 2015, Microsoft casually declared that Windows 10 is the last version of Windows, as Redmond geared-up on making their operating system a software-as-a-service (SAAS). It will forever… Read More
2019-05-26 13:12
Large data breaches often occur when hackers successfully attack a device such as a computer, mobile device, or laptop. To solve this problem, companies can provide endpoint security protect… Read More
2019-05-26 09:14
Since 2017, Hackercombat.com covered the data breach incident of Equifax and all its relevant angles. The latest was just last March 9, 2019, when the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Homela… Read More
2019-05-26 05:10
There is no academic background necessary to become a hacker, given that even the most popular hackers in our history, like Kevin Mitnick, were actually self-trained. However, anyone who wis… Read More
2019-05-25 18:00
Security professionals and network administrators today are concerned with securing fifth-generation (5G) networks from digital dangers. Of the different technologies that they use very effe… Read More
2019-05-25 13:06
Businesses today have become the prime target of cyberattacks of all kinds. This is because cybercriminals understand that targeting a business could get them huge amounts of data, both corp… Read More
2019-05-25 08:01
Google Safe Browsing system has been implemented by the Google search engine for more than a decade now, designed to block known websites harboring malware or phishing attempts against visit… Read More
2019-05-24 21:45
2019 is shaping up as a year when ransomware infection frequency declined by orders of magnitude, compared to the year 2017 when such malware variant made headlines for causing trouble for m… Read More
2019-05-24 17:15
Kaspersky Lab, the research arm of Kaspersky, an antivirus vendor has revealed that the first quarter of 2019 saw the double growth of banking trojan cases globally compared to the last quar… Read More
2019-05-24 11:38
Scammers abuse the notifications and push APIs on Android devices to send spam alerts that are customized to look like a missed call.
Both APIs are used on mobile devices for push notificati… Read More
2019-05-23 19:59
Here’s a new ransomware that not only encrypts files and programs on a computer, but attempts to brute force credentials as well.
GetCrypt, a new ransomware that’s being installe… Read More
2019-05-23 15:11
WannaCry, the ransomware that struck in 2017, shook the very foundations of thousands of businesses worldwide. The NotPetya attack that followed also caught many businesses unawares and deal… Read More
2019-05-23 09:36
Information technology has undergone a major transformation in recent years. Today, infrastructure, applications, and data – almost everything – are moving to the cloud. Whether… Read More
2019-05-23 04:34
The cryptocurrency crime cartel has been shut down after more than 55,000 investors were conned for more than $ 200 million. Brazilian police arrested 10 people suspected of operating an $ 8… Read More
2019-05-22 17:46
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software helps easily manage prospects, leads and customers for any business. By using CRM software, a business could store data (contact information a… Read More
2019-05-22 12:16
Cybercriminals execute malware attacks using different attack vectors and using different methods. The number of malware strains is increasing in an unprecedented manner and hence malware an… Read More
2019-05-22 05:09
In a blog published yesterday, Google revealed that it had discovered a bug that allowed some G Suite users to have their passwords saved in text format.
The bug has been in circulation sinc… Read More
2019-05-21 17:46
The ITIL Service Operation (SO), which is one of the five core publications that form part of the ITIL Service Management Lifecycle under ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)… Read More
2019-05-21 12:00
Phishing attacks against businesses offering SaaS (Software-as-a-service) and web-based email services have increased considerably in the first quarter of the current year, as per a recent r… Read More
2019-05-21 04:59
The life of Instagram Influencers goes public. An exposed database seems to have been added to the information available about them.
According to a TechCrunch report, account details of 49 m… Read More
2019-05-20 17:23
This is really interesting- a popular online forum that hackers have been using to trade stolen credentials has been hacked!
Reports confirm that OGusers, a popular online form used by hacke… Read More
2019-05-20 12:13
We at HackerCombat have always been emphasizing on the importance of passwords and password management in cybersecurity. At a time when even individual users have and manage many login ids a… Read More
2019-05-20 04:41
WannaCry, a malicious computer virus that encrypts data and demands ransom, hit thousands of computers across the world, causing several organization to close down. Not a day goes by without… Read More
2019-05-19 18:00
Ireland in 2018 experienced a huge decline of malware infection, most especially the lesser cases of ransomware compared to 2017. The European country of almost 5 million people is mirroring… Read More
2019-05-19 13:04
An international law enforcement operation has led to the dismantling of the global cybercrime networkcybercrime network that used the GozNym banking malware to steal money from bank account… Read More
2019-05-19 08:51
The US Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd. (ARIN) won a legal case, against multi-year program designed to deceive the Internet community by approximately 735,000 IPv4 addresses. John Curran… Read More
2019-05-18 17:49
Site administrators using WP Live Chat Support for WordPress are advised to upgrade the plug-in to the latest version to close persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that is exp… Read More
2019-05-18 13:21
Android e-readers are not taking any headlines when manufacturers are announcing their products. However, the e-ink based Android tablets are still selling like hotcakes, given it provides m… Read More
2019-05-18 08:46
Email is the oldest service on the Internet, launched in the 1970’s, it is older than the WWW or the World Wide Web itself for more than three decades. However, the fundamentals of sen… Read More
2019-05-17 11:52
In a direct attack on WhatsApp, Telegram founder Pavel Durov has stated that the Facebook-owned WhatsApp would never be safe.
In a statement that he had written on Telegraph Pavel Durov poin… Read More
2019-05-17 05:22
In a brief announcement yesterday, Stack Overflow reports that it was the target of an attack that led hackers to access its production systems.
The website is currently online and the few p… Read More
2019-05-16 23:03
This is news! A laptop containing six of the most dangerous of malware created till date is up for auction.
A Samsung NC10-14GB 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook, which contains six such malware strain… Read More
2019-05-16 14:22
The Nintendo 3D was introduced on February 26, 2011, in Japan and around the world. Later in less than six months, Nintendo has declared a significant price drop. Initially, Nintendo started… Read More
2019-05-16 09:57
Email, as we know, is always susceptible to spam. Anyone using email would have to face spam almost on a regular basis. Email clients today are equipped with anti-spam filters that filter an… Read More
2019-05-16 05:16
It is true that many business departments have introduced various cloud services that realize advanced IT and those do not require the power of the information system department. But the inf… Read More
2019-05-15 23:06
The New Zealand Financial Innovation & Technology Association (FinTechNZ), a financial-technology organization has exposed the alarming situation of companies based on New Zealand, only… Read More
2019-05-15 15:31
The very secrecy of Apple with the overall infrastructure of iOS devices, especially the iPhone is both its strength and weakness when it comes to security and privacy. Hackercombat.com repo… Read More
2019-05-15 12:25
Microsoft warns users of older versions of Windows of installing Windows Update immediately to protect against potential, widespread attacks. The software giant has fixed vulnerabilities in… Read More
2019-05-15 05:57
In early 2018, Intel and AMD processor researchers discovered two important security holes, Spectrum, and Meltdown. Although damage measures have since been released by Intel, AMD, Microsoft… Read More
2019-05-14 22:59
The embattled Facebook is facing another huge setback this week, as their acquired iOS/Android app, WhatsApp is affected by a spy-like trojan on some version of the app available for downloa… Read More
2019-05-14 14:20
Nobody wants to be a victim of phishing. We have seen so many instances of phishing, and looks like the scams are continuing for a good reason: it allow cybercriminals to make huge profits… Read More
2019-05-14 09:26
According to Twitter, a bug that revealed the user’s location information, and shared it with an unnamed Twitter partner has been fixed.
“We have discovered that we inadvertently… Read More
2019-05-13 18:57
The U.S. Department of Justice State Prosecutors found probable cause to charge 32-year old Fujie Wang, a Chinese national for allegedly responsible for the data breach in Anthem, a health i… Read More
2019-05-13 14:11
Hackers are actively exploiting recent patched remote code execution vulnerabilities in the Microsoft SharePoint Servers version to inject the China Chopper web shell, which allows hackers t… Read More
2019-05-13 09:57
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young had assured the residents of Baltimore that the city’s emergency system will start functioning normally, even as they fight ransomware attacks… Read More
2019-05-12 18:25
Justice, Israel style, the final judgment of Israeli Defense Force (IDF) against cyber attackers was decisive and literally with the “bang”. The highly contested Gaza strip betwe… Read More
2019-05-11 22:43
Here in Hackercombat.com, we have been advising people using public networks to sign-up for VPN (Virtual Private Networking) in order to reproduce the “privacy” aspect of a home… Read More
2019-05-11 17:40
Tax Accounting Firm Wolters Kluwer, valued at $4.8 billion is currently suffering a severe malware attack that forced the company to take down their tax returns database since May 6, 2019. A… Read More
2019-05-11 13:32
In the very dynamic and highly competitive cybersecurity market, vendors of various security products and services are trying to differentiate themselves from their competitors. The more hyp… Read More
2019-05-11 09:30
Cybersecurity is a term that generally refers to measures to prevent unauthorized use of computers and networks. Originally the term “cyber” was first coined in the 1940s, the da… Read More
2019-05-10 20:37
We always come across reports of serious security breaches in the health service, and the number has steadily increased. More than a hundred thousand health records were exposed or stolen du… Read More
2019-05-10 16:00
The development methodology of malware has changed drastically, something that cannot be ignored. A few years ago, the primary objective of the hackers was to rake profit and avoid detection… Read More
2019-05-10 12:12
The Dharma ransomware has evolved a new tactic of abusing trust by posing as antivirus software to claim its victims.
Dharma, which had first emerged in 2016, has been behind many high-profi… Read More
2019-05-10 05:38
As per a recent report, Americans tend to overestimate their levels of cyber hygiene and hence are overconfident when it comes to cybersecurity.
The report, titled ‘Cyber Hygiene Risk… Read More
2019-05-09 21:36
Reports say that DeepDotWeb, the website that contained Dark web-related resources, has been rendered inaccessible following FBI seizure.
DeepDotWeb, which was available in the clear and Dar… Read More
2019-05-09 12:37
Amazon.com Inc. said it was infected by an “extensive” fraud that revealed unidentified hackers were able to remove money from merchant accounts last year.
Amazon believes that i… Read More
2019-05-09 09:56
We should never be under the impression that it’s the big blunders committed by users and enterprises that lead to big security incidents. It’s sometimes the little mistakes and… Read More
2019-05-08 23:31
Hackers have stolen almost around $41 million in bitcoin from the crypto exchange Binance.
In a report dated May 7, 2019, Nikhilesh De of CoinDesk writes, “Hackers stole more than 7,00… Read More
2019-05-08 15:51
Baltimore was hit by a Ransomware attack on Tuesday, the officials have closed most city servers, said Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young.
Young said that crucial function like; polic… Read More
2019-05-08 12:33
Using some type of firewall is integral to cybersecurity; it concerns the security of a system or network as well as data security for any individual or enterprise.
Today, we have the NGFW (… Read More
2019-05-08 06:11
We have heard how website owners complain about WordPress security. The thought is that open source scripts are vulnerable to all types of attacks. Is that a fact? And if so, how do you secu… Read More
2019-05-07 22:07
The emergence of mobile security threats has been there over the past few years. Since mobile devices have become mini computers with complete top-level internet capabilities, the threat to… Read More
2019-05-07 15:31
Three high-severity PrinterLogic flaws that have recently been detected could help hackers launch remote code execution attacks on printers.
Threatpost editor Lindsey O’Donnell reports… Read More
2019-05-07 12:09
All of us get our email inboxes constantly bombarded, almost on a daily basis, with spam emails. As we all know, most of these spam emails bring with them malicious files or malware, which c… Read More
2019-05-07 05:12
Sophos, the UK Security company detected the presence of the latest ransomware called MegaCortex, which is relatively small, but has increased in volume since May 1.
Sophos has detected the… Read More
2019-05-06 20:16
As per the findings of a recent report, Malaysia still continues to attract cybercriminals despite businesses stepping up cybersecurity measures and tending to capitalize on the latest secur… Read More
2019-05-06 13:23
It was in 2011 that mobile malware took off in 2011. That is when hackers began serious attacks on mobile phones, says David Emm, principal security researcher, at Kaspersky Lab, a cybersecu… Read More
2019-05-06 09:37
The Japanese government has decided to create and maintain defensive malware in a bid to secure the country against cyberattacks.
Catalin Cimpanu, security reporter at ZDNet, writes, “… Read More
2019-05-05 18:09
Cloud cameras (AKA IP Cameras) provide convenient and easy to use visual monitoring device for offices, houses, and shops of all sizes. It is slowly but surely replacing the bulky and compli… Read More
2019-05-05 12:48
Cisco has issued 41 security advisories in one day, which is reportedly the highest one-day disclosure in at least 12 months.
On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, the San Jose-based company came out w… Read More
2019-05-04 18:02
A “denial-of-service condition” has reportedly impacted a US energy company that provides power to many western states. TechCrunch reports, “An energy company providing pow… Read More
2019-05-04 12:38
In the world of digital transformation when everything is facilitated by technology, enterprises are able to learn more about their customers through personalization, so when the things are… Read More
2019-05-03 22:49
A team of law enforcers from Romania, Netherlands, the United States, Germany, and Europol have taken down the servers linked to Wall Street Market (WSM), a Dark Web website specifically des… Read More
2019-05-03 17:10
Cybersecurity has been moving further and further towards the top of the corporate agenda for a number of years now, and for very good reason. Yet, how much do we understand about the import… Read More
2019-05-03 13:13
According to CSO, more than 80% of enterprises have adopted two or more public cloud infrastructure providers, and nearly two-thirds are using three or more. Those in IT and moving to the cl… Read More
2019-05-03 10:43
Among machine learning developments, deep learning is a major technological breakthrough. With the development of deep learning, programs for enhanced image recognition technology and games… Read More
2019-05-02 16:31
ATO (Account Takeover) attacks have reportedly impacted roughly 4,000 Office 365 accounts, which were later used to carry out malicious activities.
Details about the attacks, which spanned o… Read More
2019-05-02 13:53
DNS, like Border Gateway protocol, Network Time Protocol etc, is one of the utility protocols that keep the Internet up and running. Hence securing such protocols is important, but it’… Read More
2019-05-02 10:38
According to research, February 2019, at the University of Cambridge, it was found that many modern laptops desktop computers are vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices.
The re… Read More
2019-05-01 17:50
Kodi used to be a software-only solution that provides a user seeking to share media in a certain geographic area seamless, but the people behind the software went ahead and supplied their p… Read More
2019-05-01 13:13
The Emotet malware has been frequently covered here in Hackercombat.com since July last year. It is not uncommon for a cyber security-centered website to discuss most if not all of its infec… Read More
2019-04-30 13:15
In 2018 Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers announced that they have identified a spear phishing campaign that is targeting U.S. National security think tanks and academic institut… Read More
2019-04-30 09:47
Sophisticated malware was planted by hackers on Puma Australia’s website, with the intention to steal customer’s credit card information at checkout, a security researcher found… Read More
2019-04-29 16:17
The world is still suffering from ransomware, even after the growth of its less noisy cousin, the crypto jacking malware. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is the latest high-profile i… Read More
2019-04-29 13:17
If you own a smart home, then you may probably be aware of Belkin Wemo Insight smart plug. Yes, it helps you to turn off your lights and appliances, and you can also monitor them from anywhe… Read More
2019-04-29 10:18
One of the biggest malware threats of 2018 was Ransomware, and it continues to disrupt businesses and daily lives of individuals across the world. In 2019 ransomware has taken a new form &nd&hell…Read More
2019-04-28 21:00
GandCrab ransomware was first introduced in early 2018 and it is an infamous family of cryptovirus. It has this dubious distinction as one of the most destructive cyber infections, and withi… Read More
2019-04-28 13:40
Cloud services include a variety of storage services that can store user images and document data such as Dropbox and GoogleDrive in the cloud and those that pursue convenience of informatio… Read More
2019-04-28 08:06
Qualcomm emerged as a mainstream microprocessor manufacturer since the explosion of the smartphone, tablets, and IoT (Internet-of-Things) devices. As one of the three leading ARM-based Syste… Read More
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