malware
Microsoft remove malicious Edge extensions from the Store pretending to be NordVPN, TunnelBear, more
by Surur
3 months
Some Edge users have been reporting that when they do a Google Search they are being redirected to a website oksearch.org/xa2/click.html and from there to a variety of other websites such as Amazon or Zoom. After the issue was rai...
Microsoft disrupts Necurs, a botnet that has infected nine million computers globally
by Pradeep
12 months
A botnet is a group of PCs controlled by cybercriminal through a malicious software, or malware. Cybercriminals will use these PCs to commit crimes. Microsoft and its partners across 35 countries today announced that they have dis...
Unimax removed pre-installed malware from Assurance Wireless’s government-subsidised UMX U683CL smartpho...
by Surur
12 months
We reported on January that Security company Malwarebytes had discovered a US Government-subsidized low-cost smartphone is being sold to customers with pre-installed malware. The UMX U683CL, being sold by Virgin Mobile’s Assuran...
Apple Mac malware threats growing faster than Windows counterparts
by Pradeep
1 year
Malwarebytes today released its annual “State of Malware” report. The most interesting part in the report is about malware threat situation on Apple Macs. According to the report, malware threats on Mac are growing faster than...
Excel is being used as fresh bait for phishers- here’s how.
by Atiya
1 year
Evil Corp has found a new way to phish their victims- using Microsoft Excel documents. The cybercrime group, also known as TA505 and SectorJo4, are financially motivated cybercriminals. They’re renowned for targeting retai...
Assurance Wireless’s government-subsidised UMX U683CL smartphone comes with pre-installed malware
by Surur
1 year
Security company Malwarebytes has discovered a US Government-subsidized low-cost smartphone is being sold to customers with pre-installed malware. The UMX U683CL, being sold by Virgin Mobile’s Assurance Wireless program for only...
New hard-to-detect “file-less Malware” is spreading by the thousands
by Atiya
1 year
New hard-to-detect Malware is in active development and is currently making its way around thousands of computers across Europe and US, according to Microsoft and Cisco Talos. The malware, dubbed Nodersok by Microsoft, or Divergen...
Joker is the new malware in town and Android users should be careful about it
by Anmol
1 year
It’s another day and there’s another malware doing rounds on the Google Play Store. Named after Batman’s villain, Joker is capable of stealing money through subscription services that users don’t even know ...
[Updated] Popular Android PDF creator Cam Scanner found to be riddled with Malware
by Anmol
1 year
Update: The Cam Scanner team acknowledged the malware on Twitter and released a statement confirming that they have fixed the issue by removing the 3rd party library. They also confirmed that a new version will be releasing soon a...
US Cyber Command warns users about hackers exploiting a Outlook vulnerability
by Anmol
2 years
The US Cyber Command has issued a warning on Twitter about hackers exploiting a vulnerability in Outlook. The warning was issued by the Cyber Command earlier today which talks about a vulnerability identified back in 2017. The vul...
Kaspersky warns new Zero-day vulnerability is being actively exploited
by Atiya
2 years
A zero-day vulnerability, as well as four similar security holes which could potentially allow cyber criminals full access to your system, was found in the win32k.sys system file during a recent malware investigation by Kapersky....