In the first two weeks of April, sudden spikes of traffic started hitting gaming and gambling sites in Hong Kong. The increased rush weren’t anxious gamers looking to place bets, but a DDoS attack designed to take the sites offline. The unusual activity hounding sites in Hong Kong was caught by Security Engineering and Response Team at Arbor Networks, a cyber security firm … [Read more...] about DDoS Attack On Gaming, Gambling Sites In Hong Kong Believed To Be Extortion Attempt
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SS7 Exploit: Two-Factor Authentication Rendered Useless In Attack On Bank Accounts
Hackers have taken advantage of a known security vulnerability in mobile networks that allowed them to intercept two-factor authentication messages to hijack user login information and drain bank accounts. The attack, first reported by German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, is the first known instance of a criminal exploit to the phone network routing system known as … [Read more...] about SS7 Exploit: Two-Factor Authentication Rendered Useless In Attack On Bank Accounts
Mac Malware: Snake Attack Used For Targeted Espionage Discovered for MacOS
A version of Snake, a malware framework associated with espionage targeting government agencies and corporations, designed to attack MacOS devices has been discovered by security researchers. Fox-IT, a Dutch cybersecurity firm, reported Wednesday it had identified a version of the malicious attack designed to target computers running MacOS. The firm reports it expects the … [Read more...] about Mac Malware: Snake Attack Used For Targeted Espionage Discovered for MacOS
UPDATED: There is a phishing attack on the Google network – Don't open any links to a shared doc
If someone has sent you a 'Shared Google Doc,' just don't open it. Update: It appears that Google has revoked access to the OAuth client. A phishing attack that spread like wildfire amongst Google users appears to be under control. According to a Reddit user in contact with a Google Engineer, the issue has been resolved. Just the same, if you receive an email asking you to … [Read more...] about UPDATED: There is a phishing attack on the Google network – Don't open any links to a shared doc
DoubleAgent Attack Turns Your Antivirus Into Malware And Hijacks Your PC
Do you have an Antivirus on your PC or Laptop? Generally, antivirus is used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software. This software is the best source to guard your data from different viruses. Making use of these ant viruses, the hijackers are now attacking your PCs/Laptops turning the antivirus into the Malware. They can now access your data and misuse. Your … [Read more...] about DoubleAgent Attack Turns Your Antivirus Into Malware And Hijacks Your PC
'Breath of the Wild' Weapon Numbers Explained: Attack Power, Not Durability Listed In Inventory
The weapon system in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can be a bit daunting and confusing for those just getting started with the game. Unlike previous Nintendo flagship titles, the game doesn’t provide a lot of prompts or tutorials for how basic in-game systems work. Like Link himself, players are thrown into an immense, complex world without a whole lot of information … [Read more...] about 'Breath of the Wild' Weapon Numbers Explained: Attack Power, Not Durability Listed In Inventory
Best Pokémon Go movesets for attack and defense
What are the best movesets for Dragonite, Snorlax, Rhydon, Gyrados, Vapereon, and other high-powered Pokémon? Here's your list! While it may seem like Combat Power (CP) or stats (IV) are the most important factors in Pokémon Go, when it comes down to it, everything pales by comparison to movesets. That's the combination of the quick move and charge move used in Gym battles. … [Read more...] about Best Pokémon Go movesets for attack and defense
DDoS attack hits Lloyds Banking Group mobile apps
But “vast majority” of customers unaffected over two-day attack Lloyds Banking Group has suffered a DDoS attack that affected its online services intermittently over the course of two days. An international criminal gang was responsible for the attack, according to the Financial Times, causing outages for Lloyds' online banking and smartphone banking app between … [Read more...] about DDoS attack hits Lloyds Banking Group mobile apps
Self-Encrypting SSDs Vulnerable to Attack, Microsoft Warns
Software-based full-disk encryption (FDE) has been around for a long time. But newer solid-state disks (SSDs) use hardware-based FDE, where the cryptographic operations are performed on an AES coprocessor baked into the disk rather than on the host computer’s CPU. These types of disk are sometimes referred to self-encrypting drives (SEDs). But researchers from Radboud … [Read more...] about Self-Encrypting SSDs Vulnerable to Attack, Microsoft Warns
Microsoft has a serious warning about WannaCry-like attack on Windows PCs
Microsoft has issued its second warning against recently discovered vulnerability on Thursday, advising users to update their systems to prevent a re-run of attacks similar to WannaCry. The company said that due to this bug, Windows can allow attackers to remotely run code on a vulnerable computer. The software giant released a patch earlier this month for its older version of … [Read more...] about Microsoft has a serious warning about WannaCry-like attack on Windows PCs