“Huge” new vulnerability in Windows – Get the patch now!
Windows yesterday published a critical security bulletin addressing a vulnerability that, according to researches at IBM, has been “sitting in plain sight.” Microsoft has also released an update to patch the vulnerability. IBM reported the bug privately to Microsoft in May, noting that it “could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends” a very specific set of […]
Massive list of Dropbox credentials leaked, change your password immediately [Update] – Neowin
Update: Dropbox has once again stated that their service has not been hacked but rather the list of credentials leaked came from a different service. And people are now trying to exploit that list by logging into different website where users re-used their passwords. What this means is that users who re-use their passwords are still at […]
5 Million Online Passwords Leaked, Check Yours Now
According to the Daily Dot, nearly 5 million usernames and passwords associated with Gmail accounts have been leaked on a Russian Bitcoin forum. Here’s what you should know, via Lifehacker: 5 Million Online Passwords Leaked, Check Yours Now [Updated]. To check if your password was one of the leaked, plug your Gmail address into this tool.
Fatal flaw found in USB
Researchers have identified a new security threat that, if exploited, could affect billions of devices, and which they claim is essentially impossible to detect or prevent with current technologies. The threat stems from a fundamental flaw in the way USB devices and current anti-virus systems are designed. They’re calling it BadUSB. BadUSB in terms you’ll […]
CryptoLocker & the dangers of ransomware
By the time you see the alert, it’s already too late… We’ve seen a spike in malicious activity over the past few weeks, attributable partly to the discovery the Heartbleed bug and the end of support for Windows XP. One of these new attacks comes from CryptoLocker, a piece of ransomware first detected by Sophos. […]
Critical Internet Explorer vulnerability
What is Operation Clandestine Fox? Last weekend an internet research lab announced a new security vulnerability in Internet Explorer. According to FireEye Labs, hackers have been taking advantage of the bug in targeted attacks of American websites. The security flaw affects version 6 to 11 of Internet Explorer through a vulnerability in the Flash code […]
Urgent scam alert: Microsoft is NOT calling you…
With so much in the news lately about Heartbleed and Microsoft’s end of support for XP, hackers are taking advantage of a heightened sense of confusion and fear. We’ve seen an uptick in the numbers of attacks, and wanted to warn you about the revival of the Microsoft Tech Support scam in particular. The call […]