Android Ransomware First to Encrypt Data on Mobile Devices

A strain of ransomware that encrypts data on Android mobile devices, the first of its kind, has spread to 13 countries since it was first spotted less than a month ago. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab today disclosed details on Pletor, an expensive Trojan that popped up on an underground forum selli...

New Ransomware Malware takes Advantage of Windows PowerShell

Ransomware is one of the most blatant and obvious money making schemes for cybercriminals and it was most likely to be known when last year Cryptolocker ransomware targeted millions of computers worldwide. Recently, security researchers at the Antivirus firm TrendLabs have unearthed another...

Coinbase: Bypassing 2FA for BTC transfers

Under advanced settings, users have the ability to protect their wallet by requiring two-factor confirmation when sending bitcoins. Personally, I have configured my account with the most secure option, which requires two factor confirmation when sending any amount of bitcoins. However, a flaw...

Design/Logic Flaw

The engineNextBytes function in classlib/modules/security/src/main/java/common/org/apache/harmony/security/provider/crypto/SHA1PRNGSecureRandomImpl.java in the SecureRandom implementation in Apache Harmony through 6.0M3, as used in the Java Cryptography Architecture JCA in Android before 4.4 and...

CVE-2013-7372

The engineNextBytes function in the SecureRandom implementation within Apache Harmony (through version 6.0M3 ) contains a logic flaw. When no user seed is provided, the component uses an incorrect offset value , leading to PRNG predictability . This vulnerability affects the Java Cryptography Arc...

Coinbase: Coinbase Android Application - Bitcoin Wallet Leaks OAuth Response Code

Hi, There's a simple bug here, the Coinbase Android App. "BitCoin Wallet" leaks the OAuth Response Code which can be obtained using adb logcat -s Coinbase command line for testing, and any Android application on the same phone can read the response code for the user by reading the logs. As of now...

MtGox Hacker tricks people to install Bitcoin Stealer

This News will blow everyone’s mind! If you are a bitcoins holder then you might be aware of MtGox, Once the World's biggest Bitcoin exchange. MtGox filed for bankruptcy last month after saying it lost some 8,50,000 Bitcoins to hackers and suddenly went dark with no explanations. A few days ago,...

Mac OSX Bitcoin Trojan malware Steals Wallet Credentials

A small number of Bitcoin wallets have been raided by a newly discovered Trojan that gobbles up credentials used to guard the digital currency. OSX/CoinThief.A was found in the wild by a security consultancy specializing in Apple security called SecureMac; the malware was spreading on GitHub via ...

millions stolen in Bitcoin heist

More trouble for Bitcoin this week after an Australian wallet service admitted that attackers broke into their systems and made off with more than $1.2 million worth of the the digital crypto-currency. The theft comes on the coat-tails of a contentious research paper claiming that a...

Cryptolocker Ransomware makes different Bitcoin wallet for each victim

When you're online, you expose your vulnerability to malicious virus that have been growing in virulence and ferocity over the last few years. Among home PC users, you may think that you protected from malicious software by Installing an effective, trusted antivirus solution, but most if the...

Cryptolocker Ransomware makes different Bitcoin wallet for each victim

When you’re online, you expose your vulnerability to malicious virus that have been growing in virulence and ferocity over the last few years. Among home PC users, you may think that you protected from malicious software by Installing an effective, trusted antivirus solution, but most if the...

Seized $3.5 Million worth Bitcoins from Silk Road will be deposited in the U.S. Treasury

Ross Ulbricht, the recently arrested mastermind behind Silk Road, appeared in court yesterday where his lawyer begged for more time before the detention hearing. As the Protective Order states, The United States is further authorized to seize any and all Bitcoins contained in wallet files residin...

Warning: Android Bitcoin wallet apps vulnerable to theft

A critical vulnerability in the Android implementation of the Java SecureRandom random number generator was discovered, that leaves Bitcoin digital wallets on the mobile platform vulnerable to theft. Before the announcement was made, users on the forums had noticed over 55 BTC were stolen a few...

Bitcoin Wallets on Android Vulnerable to Theft

Bitcoin wallets on the Android platform are vulnerable to theft after a vulnerability was discovered that could allow an attacker to guess a private key used to secure transactions involving the virtual currency. A post to a Bitcoin forum over the weekend pointed to a report of one address having...

Google Wallet Secure Connection Detection

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Fedora Update for kwallet FEDORA-2013-13112

Check for the Version of kwallet OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kwallet FEDORA-2013-13112 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the...

Fedora Update for kwallet FEDORA-2013-13499

Check for the Version of kwallet OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kwallet FEDORA-2013-13499 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: kwallet-4.10.5-1.fc17

KDE Wallet Manager is a tool to manage the passwords on your KDE system...

[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: kwallet-4.10.5-1.fc18

KDE Wallet Manager is a tool to manage the passwords on your KDE system...

Fedora Update for kwallet FEDORA-2013-10182

Check for the Version of kwallet OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kwallet FEDORA-2013-10182 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the...