Yearly Archives: 2018

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Cryptojackers are hacking websites to mine cryptocurrencies

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Hackers have a new trick up their sleeves: hijacking computers to generate digital coins.

As bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices soar, “cryptojacking” attackers surreptitiously take over web browsers, phones and servers to make some serious profit.

“Every avenue out there is being exploited […]

By |February 23rd, 2018|Cyber News|

North Korean hacking group ‘Reaper’ grows into global threat: FireEye

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North Korean cyber-spy group ‘Reaper’ is emerging as a global threat, conducting espionage well beyond the Korean peninsula in support of Pyongyang’s military and economic interests, FireEye Inc said.

The group, known also as APT37, in 2017 began attacking targets in […]

By |February 23rd, 2018|Cyber News|

uTorrent Exploit Can Leave PCs Vulnerable To Hacking Exploits

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An exploit in the P2P program BitTorrent, uTorrent and uTorrent Web could effectively allow hackers to remotely hijack a user’s PC via DNS rebinding. Allowing them to install remote code and execute malware.

Google researcher Tavis Ormandy revealed the vulnerability over […]

By |February 23rd, 2018|Cyber News|

Five short films focusing on cyber crime released

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To create awareness about rising incidents of cyber crime among general public, the Cyber Crime Police Station, Hyderabad, with the help of Tollywood actors, has produced a series of five short-films.

The short-films will be screened in cinema halls across the […]

By |February 20th, 2018|Cyber News|

Maharashtra to form its own emergency cyber response team in six months

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The next time someone’s bank account is hacked or data stolen from Aadhaar card, help may be more close at hand.

The state government is planning to set up its own Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) in the next six months […]

By |February 20th, 2018|Cyber News|

UN CHIEF URGES GLOBAL RULES FOR CYBER WARFARE

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for global rules to minimize the impact of electronic warfare on civilians as massive cyber attacks look likely to become the first salvoes in future wars.

Computer hackers, many of them believed to be state-sponsored groups, […]

By |February 20th, 2018|Cyber News|

US preparing ‘bloody nose’ cyber attacks on North Korea

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Credits: telegraph

The United States is drawing up plans for cyber attacks on North Korea in an effort to bring the regime of Kim Jong-Un to heel, according to intelligence sources, as Pyongyang says it is ready for “both dialogue and war” as the […]

By |February 20th, 2018|Cyber News|

Skype can’t fix a nasty security bug without a massive code rewrite

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Credits: zdnet

A security flaw in Skype’s updater process can allow an attacker to gain system-level privileges to a vulnerable computer.

The bug, if exploited, can escalate a local unprivileged user to the full “system” level rights — granting them access to every corner of […]

By |February 17th, 2018|Cyber News|

iPhone Has a Killer Character Problem, and It’s Kicking Apple’s Brand

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If you have an iPhone, better be careful about any text your apps display. A new iOS bug discovered earlier this week by engineers at Aloha Browser will crash your Apple device, whether an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch, if the wrong character comes […]

By |February 17th, 2018|Cyber News|

Hack the Air Force 2.0 uncovers over 100 vulnerabilities

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The second Hack the Air Force bug bounty challenge, Hack the Air Force 2.0, has resulted in 106 vulnerabilities being reported and fixed.

On Thursday, bug bounty platform HackerOne revealed that the 20-day competition to find vulnerabilities in federal systems resulted in $103,883 in […]

By |February 17th, 2018|Cyber News|