US-CERT Alerts Users to Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

US-CERT reminds users to remain vigilant when browsing or shopping online this holiday season. Ecards from unknown senders may contain malicious links. Fake advertisements or shipping notifications may deliver infected attachments. Spoofed email messages and fraudulent posts on social networking...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID7930KVR: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 14, 2016

Medium Alert ID: 42087 First Published: 2015 November 16 14:25 GMT Last Updated: 2016 July 19 12:31 GMT Version: 56 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID7930 an...

Bug in Gmail app for Android Allows anyone to Send Spoofed Emails

A security researcher has discovered an interesting loophole in Gmail Android app that lets anyone send an email that looks like it was sent by someone else, potentially opening doors for Phishers. This is something that we call E-mail Spoofing – the forgery of an e-mail header so that the email...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID19168: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on November 4, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41933 First Published: 2015 November 4 15:44 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID19168 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID19150: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on November 4, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41910 First Published: 2015 November 3 20:21 GMT Last Updated: 2015 November 4 20:34 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID19150...

CryptoWall Ransomware raised $325 Million in Revenue for Its Developer

The Creators of the notorious CryptoWall ransomware virus have managed to raise more than $325 million £212 million in this past year alone. Ransomware has emerged as one of the biggest cyber threats to web users in recent times. Typically, hackers primarily gain access to a user's computer syste...

WikiLeaks obtains CIA Director's Hacked Emails and Plans to Publish them Shortly

Breaking.... WikiLeaks, The Anti-secrecy and transparency organization, claims to have obtained the contents of CIA Director John Brennan's personal AOL email account. Also, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, has promised to publish them soon on their website. Earlier this week, Brennan's...

The vulnerability of the Mac OS X operating system, which allows a perpetrator to gain access to protected information

The vulnerability of the Mail component in the Mac OS X operating system is related to the lack of protection for service data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to gain access to protected information at the moment when email messages are printed out...

High school Student Hacked Into CIA Director's Personal Email Account

A self-described teenage hacker has claimed to have hacked into personal AOL email account of Central Intelligence Agency CIA Director John Brennan and swiped sensitive top-secret data. It's Really a major embarrassment for Brennan as well as the CIA. The hacker, who describes himself as an...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18782: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 17, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41589 First Published: 2015 October 19 13:34 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID18782 may contain the following files: Name |...

Adobe Flash and then exposed the dangerous vulnerability: the official recommended that the user can temporarily uninstall Flash-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Adobe Flash and broke up a dangerous vulnerability, and the company just issued a routine security update. Number for the CVE-2 0 1 5-7 6 4 5 this vulnerability affects Windows, Mac and Linux platforms on each version, the attacker can use this“destruction and control of an affected system.” Adob...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18694: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 14, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41515 First Published: 2015 October 14 18:54 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID18694 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18660: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 13, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41500 First Published: 2015 October 13 21:10 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID18660 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18217: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on September 26, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41178 First Published: 2015 September 25 18:46 GMT Last Updated: 2015 October 5 13:22 GMT Version: 2 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Exchange Server system’s automation mechanism allows a hacker to inject arbitrary web or HTML code.

The vulnerability of the Outlook Web Access component of the Microsoft Exchange Server automation system exists due to the lack of measures taken to protect the structure of the web page. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to inject arbitrary web or HTML code through a special...

Federal CISOs Propose New Efforts to Shore Up Govt. Cybersecurity

Nearly six months removed from the OPM hack and with many government departments still reeling when it comes to security, several federal chief information security officers volunteered a handful of new ideas at last week’s Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, D.C to combat future hacks...

Deleting WhatsApp Messages Before 90 Days Could Land you in Jail

While the Indian people continue to struggle for Net Neutrality, a new problem surrounded them with the release of the latest policy for ‘National Encryption Policy’ by the Indian Government. If you delete your WhatsApp Messages or Emails that you receive or send before 90 days, it might be a cri...

Apple iOS Game Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Apple iOS is the latest operating system that runs on Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices. A security vulnerability in Apple iOS Game Center's handling of gamer emails allows malicious apps to access sensitive gamer information...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID18017: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on September 16, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 41037 First Published: 2015 September 16 13:44 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID18017 may contain the following files: Name ...

Musical Chairs Campaign Found Deploying New Gh0st RAT Variant

Researchers have peeled back the layers on a new campaign that spans multiple years and involves a new variant of the ubiquitous Gh0st remote access tool RAT. The campaign, now believed to in its sixth year, is dubbed Musical Chairs, according to new research from Palo Alto Networks published...