What an irony — someone hacked the official website of the Monero cryptocurrency project and quietly replaced legitimate Linux and Windows binaries available for download with malicious versions designed to steal funds from users' wallets.The latest supply-chain cyberattack was revealed on Monday after a Monero user spotted that the cryptographic hash for binaries he downloaded … [Read more...] about Official Monero Site Hacked to Distribute Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware
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Phorpiex Botnet Sending Out Millions of Sextortion Emails Using Hacked Computers
A decade-old botnet malware that currently controls over 450,000 computers worldwide has recently shifted its operations from infecting machines with ransomware or crypto miners to abusing them for sending out sextortion emails to millions of innocent people.Extortion by email is growing significantly, with a large number of users recently complaining about receiving sextortion … [Read more...] about Phorpiex Botnet Sending Out Millions of Sextortion Emails Using Hacked Computers
Just a GIF Image Could Have Hacked Your Android Phone Using WhatsApp
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a GIF is worth a thousand pictures.Today, the short looping clips, GIFs are everywhere—on your social media, on your message boards, on your chats, helping users perfectly express their emotions, making people laugh, and reliving a highlight.But what if an innocent-looking GIF greeting with Good morning, Happy Birthday, or Merry … [Read more...] about Just a GIF Image Could Have Hacked Your Android Phone Using WhatsApp
Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month
Insecure Internet-connected devices have aided different types of cybercrime for years, most common being DDoS and spam campaigns. But cybercriminals have now shifted toward a profitable scheme where botnets do not just launch DDoS or spam—they mine cryptocurrencies as well.Smominru, an infamous cryptocurrency-mining and credential-stealing botnet, has become one of the rapidly … [Read more...] about Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month
Twitter temporarily disables ‘Tweeting via SMS’ after CEO gets hacked
Twitter today finally decided to temporarily disable a feature, called 'Tweeting via SMS,' after it was abused by a hacking group to compromise Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey last week and sent a series of racist and offensive tweets to Dorsey's followers.Dorsey's Twitter account was compromised last week when a hacker group calling itself "Chuckling Squad" replicated a mobile phone … [Read more...] about Twitter temporarily disables ‘Tweeting via SMS’ after CEO gets hacked
How e-mail accounts are hacked with phishing
[ad_1] Good old e-mail isn’t the sexiest offering in the digital world, but amid a whole bunch of newer apps and services — the instant messengers, the social networks — it’s standing its ground as an essential tool for modern-day life. Most of us still have to use e-mail, at the very least to be able to register new accounts for all those services, apps, and social … [Read more...] about How e-mail accounts are hacked with phishing
European Central Bank Shuts Down ‘BIRD Portal’ After Getting Hacked
The European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed Thursday that it had been hit by a cyberattack that involved attackers injecting malware into one of its websites and potentially stealing contact information of its newsletter subscribers.Headquartered in Germany, the European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro and is … [Read more...] about European Central Bank Shuts Down ‘BIRD Portal’ After Getting Hacked
Canon DSLR Cameras Can Be Hacked With Ransomware Remotely
The threat of ransomware is becoming more prevalent and severe as attackers' focus has now moved beyond computers to smartphones and other Internet-connected smart devices.In its latest research, security researchers at cybersecurity firm CheckPoint demonstrated how easy it is for hackers to remotely infect a digital DSLR camera with ransomware and hold private photos and … [Read more...] about Canon DSLR Cameras Can Be Hacked With Ransomware Remotely
KDE Linux Desktops Could Get Hacked Without Even Opening Malicious Files
If you are running a KDE desktop environment on your Linux operating system, you need to be extra careful and avoid downloading any ".desktop" or ".directory" file for a while.A cybersecurity researcher has disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the KDE software framework that could allow maliciously crafted .desktop and .directory files to silently run arbitrary code … [Read more...] about KDE Linux Desktops Could Get Hacked Without Even Opening Malicious Files
Fibaro Smart Home Center hacked
[ad_1] The idea of a smart home is becoming more and more mainstream nowadays. Previously appealing mostly to geeks and people who always buy the newest toys, smart home setups have become quite popular, and a basic setup can even be affordable. One of our colleagues joined the smart home party and added some fancy, techie things to his new home. After he installed … [Read more...] about Fibaro Smart Home Center hacked
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