by Infosec4TC | Feb 17, 2020 | News
Google removed 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its Web Store after they found to inject malicious ads and siphon off user browsing data to servers under the control of attackers. These extensions were part of a malvertising and ad-fraud campaign that’s been...
by Infosec4TC | Feb 9, 2020 | News
Last year, Facebook’s Messenger Kids made it to the news due to serious security issues. This year, Messenger Kids is under the limelight, however, for a positive change. Facebook has recently announced changes in the Messenger Kids app features that empower parents...
by Infosec4TC | Feb 9, 2020 | News
A cybersecurity researcher today disclosed technical details of multiple high severity vulnerabilities he discovered in WhatsApp, which, if exploited, could have allowed remote attackers to compromise the security of billions of users in different ways. When combined...
by Infosec4TC | Feb 3, 2020 | News
The startup that helped Instagram users gain popularity have unintentionally ditched their security, the service Social Captain inadvertently exposed users’ Instagram account passwords. Social Captain Bugs Exposed Data Recently, TechCrunch revealed details of a...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 27, 2020 | News
The hacking campaign makes use of previously known vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins. Some of the vulnerable plugins exploited include the ‘CP Contact Form with PayPal’ and the ‘Simple Fields’. More than 2000 WordPress sites have been hacked by cybercriminals for a...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 24, 2020 | News
Researchers have found numerous popular Android camera apps stealing users’ data and spying on them. Android Camera Apps Caught Spying These apps also include some popular beauty-filter applications with a large number of downloads as well. these apps that apparently...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 22, 2020 | News
If you have ever contacted Microsoft for support in the past 14 years, your technical query, along with some personally identifiable information might have been compromised. Microsoft today admitted a security incident that exposed nearly 250 million “Customer...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 20, 2020 | News
Amidst all the new malware that emerge every day, some old viruses also reappear after being revamped. One such example is the revamped Faketoken Android banking Trojan which now also hijacks devices to send SMS messages to premium foreign numbers. Faketoken Android...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 20, 2020 | News
Internet Explorer is dead, but not the mess it left behind. Microsoft earlier today issued an emergency security advisory warning millions of Windows users of a new zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) browser that attackers are actively exploiting in the...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 13, 2020 | News
PayPal has confirmed a bug in its website that could expose users’ email addresses and passwords. Considering the seriousness of the vulnerability, PayPal even awarded a $15K bounty to the researcher for reporting the flaw. PayPal Bug Exposing Credentials Researcher...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 11, 2020 | News
Are you using Firefox as your web browsing software on your Windows, Linux, or Mac systems? If yes, you should immediately update your free and open-source Firefox web browser to the latest version available on Mozilla’s website. Why the urgency? Mozilla earlier...
by Infosec4TC | Jan 6, 2020 | News
VISA has issued an alert that the point-of-sale (POS) systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under an increased threat of being targeted by cybercrime groups that have ties to top tier cybercrime underground carding shops. In November 2019, VISA issued...
by Infosec4TC | Dec 30, 2019 | News
The popular chat app in the Middle East is currently in hot waters. According to recent investigations, the app has received allegations of being a spy tool. Following such reports, both Apple and Google removed the ToTok app from their respective app stores. Spying...
by Infosec4TC | Dec 28, 2019 | News
Researchers warn that five vulnerabilities that stem from SQLite could enable remote code execution. Researchers have disclosed five recently-patched vulnerabilities in the Google Chrome browser that could be exploited by an attacker to remotely execute code. The...
by Infosec4TC | Dec 23, 2019 | News
Twitter for Android users are urged to update their app to fend off a security bug that allows hackers to access private account data and control accounts to send tweets and direct messages. Twitter for Android users are being urged to update their app to avoid a...
by Infosec4TC | Dec 20, 2019 | News
WhatsApp, once again, marginally escaped a serious security threat. As revealed, a WhatsApp vulnerability allowed an attacker to crash the app across multiple devices and permanently delete group chats. WhatsApp Vulnerability Deleting Group Chats Researchers from...
by Infosec4TC | Dec 9, 2019 | News
A major security flaw with Android mobile operating system has left over a billion Samsung, Huawei, LG and Sony smartphones vulnerable to cyber attacks. Researchers at cyber security firm Check Point identified the bug in Android-based phones, revealing that it only...
by Infosec4TC | Dec 9, 2019 | News
Following its efforts to take legal action against those misusing its social media platform, Facebook has now filed a new lawsuit against a Hong Kong-based advertising company and two Chinese individuals for allegedly abusing its ad platform to distribute malware and...
by Infosec4TC | Dec 2, 2019 | News
Facebook has finally started implementing the open source data portability framework as the first phase of ‘Data Transfer Project,’ an initiative the company launched last year in collaboration with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Twitter. Facebook...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 30, 2019 | News
Two third-party software development kits integrated by over hundreds of thousands of Android apps have been caught holding unauthorized access to users’ data associated with their connected social media accounts. Twitter revealed that an SDK developed by...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 22, 2019 | News
Successful exploitation allows attackers to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, and perform phishing, spoofing and drive-by-download attacks. Users of the Microsoft Outlook for Android app should update their apps to avoid a...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 22, 2019 | News
Sharing videos on WhatsApp is a cool feature. However, due to a bug, this feature could have become a security threat for users. Facebook has recently revealed a WhatsApp vulnerability that could allow installing malware to target devices. WhatsApp Vulnerability...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 18, 2019 | News
Pindrop®’s annual Voice Intelligence Report has uncovered skyrocketing fraud rates, with 90 voice channel attacks occurring every minute in the U.S. Additional key findings include: Voice fraud continues to serve as a major threat, with rates climbing more than...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 18, 2019 | News
Data is a huge market commodity now and the threat of unsolicited data collection from online services is real. With security and privacy breaches hitting the news frequently, limiting what data your internet service provider or other online entities can collect is a...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 18, 2019 | News
The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven’t yet settled, and the world’s most popular messaging platform could be in the choppy waters once again. The Hacker News has learned that last month WhatsApp quietly patched yet another...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Twitter has been forced to lock around 33 million accounts after their security details were posted online for sale.The accounts were breached by Russian hackers and posted on to ‘the dark web’ – a web service that requires specific advanced software to access. The...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 7, 2019 | News
Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a high-severity security vulnerability in Amazon’s Ring Video Doorbell Pro devices that could allow nearby attackers to steal your WiFi password and launch a variety of cyberattacks using MitM against other...
by Infosec4TC | Nov 7, 2019 | News
It seems the security experts need to work on developing some other technology for security considering the back-to-back threats to biometric authentication, particularly, the fingerprint scans. Recently, some Chinese hackers have claimed that they can hack any...
by Infosec4TC | Oct 28, 2019 | News
These scammers are using the same hashtags that are used by Cash App’s legitimate campaigns. When it comes to Cash App scams on YouTube, these scammers use YouTube to promote ‘money generators’ or ‘cash app’ hacks instead of running fake Cash App...
by Infosec4TC | Oct 25, 2019 | News
Cybersecurity researchers claim to have discovered a previously undocumented backdoor specifically designed for Microsoft SQL servers that could allow a remote attacker to control an already compromised system stealthily. Dubbed Skip-2.0, the backdoor malware is a...
by Infosec4TC | Oct 21, 2019 | News
Cisco has recently released patches for numerous serious security vulnerabilities. The flaws existed in the Cisco Aironet Access Points Software, one of which could even lead to remote code execution. Critical Vulnerability In Cisco Aironet APs Cisco has fixed a...
by Infosec4TC | Oct 14, 2019 | News
Cybersecurity fingerprinting refers to a set of information that can be used to identify network protocols, operating systems, hardware devices, software among other things. Hackers use fingerprinting as the first step of their attack to gather maximum information...
by Infosec4TC | Oct 14, 2019 | News
Despite back-to-back reports of malicious apps, Google’s Play Store still harbors lots of such applications. Once again, researchers have discovered a bunch of such applications, including gaming and photo apps, that delivered malware to users’ devices. Malicious...
by Infosec4TC | Oct 7, 2019 | News
EA Games has leaked the personal data of 1600 gamers who registered to take part in a competition via the company’s website. Contenders signing up for the FIFA 20 Global Series competition were asked to enter personal information into what should have been a...
by Infosec4TC | Oct 5, 2019 | News
According to recent reports, WhatsApp is seemingly working on a feature that might make it more trusted among the users. Specifically, they will soon launch an option that will allow users to share self-destructing messages. As reported first by Wabetainfo.com,...
by Infosec4TC | Sep 29, 2019 | News
Instagram Phishing Attack Exploiting Copyright Alert Reportedly, researchers from Sophos have discovered a new phishing attack targeting Instagram users. This time, the scammers strive to steal users’ login credentials by tricking them with bogus copyright...
by Infosec4TC | Sep 27, 2019 | News
Following the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS earlier this week, Apple has issued an advisory warning iPhone and iPad users of an unpatched security bug impacting third-party keyboard apps. On iOS, third-party keyboard extensions can run entirely standalone without...
by Infosec4TC | Sep 23, 2019 | News
Microsoft has issued a patch for an Internet Explorer remote code execution flaw that is being actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates addressing two vulnerabilities – including an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability...
by Infosec4TC | Sep 15, 2019 | News
Good news… next week, on September 19, Apple will roll out iOS 13, the latest version of its mobile operating system. Yes, we’re excited about, but here comes the bad news… iOS 13 contains a vulnerability that could allow anyone to bypass the...
by Infosec4TC | Jun 20, 2019 | News
Microsoft today released an updated version of its “Outlook for Android” that patches an important security vulnerability in the popular email app that is currently being used over 100 million users. According to an advisory, Outlook app with versions before 3.0.88...
by Infosec4TC | Apr 19, 2019 | News
If you use VLC media player on your computer and haven’t updated it recently, don’t you even dare to play any untrusted, randomly downloaded video file on it. Doing so could allow hackers to remotely take full control over your computer system....
by Infosec4TC | Apr 19, 2019 | News
If you have an account with Microsoft Outlook email service, there is a possibility that your account information has been compromised by an unknown hacker or group of hackers, Microsoft confirmed The Hacker News. Earlier this year, hackers managed to breach...
by Infosec4TC | Apr 18, 2019 | News
ransomware attack oracle weblogic server Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware....
by Infosec4TC | Apr 18, 2019 | News
The cybercriminal group behind the infamous DNSpionage malware campaign has been found running a new sophisticated operation that infects selected victims with a new variant of the DNSpionage malware. First uncovered in November last year, the DNSpionage attacks used...
