Razer US: DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in synapse-2

The Synapse 2 installer was subject to a DLL planting attack in the Downloads folder. This was fixed in May of 2019...

Hackers bypassed Gmail & Yahoo’s 2FA to target US officials

By Waqas The attack was carried out by Iran-backed charming kitten hackers and victims include dozens of US government officials. Private emails of US sanctions officials and nuclear scientists have been breached by Iranian state-sponsored hackers. As per the data obtained by Certfa, a...

Nationwide Bomb Threats Look Like New Spin on an Old Bitcoin Scam

Apparent bitcoin scammers caused chaos across the US Thursday, radically escalating longstanding tactics...

merkandi.us XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-710734 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| merkandi.us Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| hidden until disclosure Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| hidden unti...

If China Hacked Marriott, 2014 Marked a Full-on Assault

It increasingly appears that China was behind the Marriott hack, making 2014 a landmark year in cyberattacks against the US...

TA505 Crooks are Now Targeting US Retailers with Personalized Campaigns

Cybercriminals behind the notorious Dridex and Locky ransomware have a new target in their sights – large retail, restaurant and grocery chains located in the US. Researchers are warning the well-known financial criminal group TA505 is behind a new wave of email campaigns distributing personalize...

That Bloomberg Supply-Chain-Hack Story

Back in October, Bloomberg reported that China has managed to install backdoors into server equipment that ended up in networks belonging to -- among others -- Apple and Amazon. Pretty much everybody has denied it including the US DHS and the UK NCSC. Bloomberg has stood by its story -- and is...

The United States Postal Service, the Amazon company due to API defects lead to a large number of customer data exposure-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The United States is an annual holiday shopping carnival on Friday officially kicked off, and at the same time, the United States Postal Service and Amazon but there were two security incidents, both with the API using the improper about this event affected millions of people, at the same time...

First Annual Cyberwarcon

Cyberwarcon is a brand new event organized yesterday in Arlington, Virginia, and delivered eight hours of fantastic content. "CyberwarCon is a one-day conference in the Washington D.C. area focused on the specter of destruction, disruption, and malicious influence on our society through cyber...

The US Leans on Private Firms to Expose Foreign Hackers

Opinion: The government needs to step up in calling out cyber-attackers. Otherwise, we risk playing into their hands...

Russian Hackers Haven't Stopped Probing the US Power Grid

Researchers warn that utilities hackers don't need to cause blackouts to do damage...

ESTA registration websites still lurk in paid ads on Google

Google has taken direct action against adverts promoting ESTA registration services, often offered by third parties at highly inflated prices. Ads displayed on the Google network shouldn’t display fees higher than what a public source or government charges for products or services. This tightenin...

As Predicted, Mobile Continued eCommerce Dominance Over the Holiday Weekend

Akamai predicted in September 2018 that mobile shopping would continue its growth this holiday shopping season. That prediction held true as we saw mobile devices increase their share of Black Friday online shopping traffic volume to 57.55%, with desktop traffic dropping to 35.91%. And for the...

Malwarebytes helps take down massive ad fraud botnets

On November 27, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of eight individuals involved in a major ad fraud case that cost digital advertisers millions of dollars. The operation, dubbed 3ve, was the combination of the Boaxxe and Kovter botnets, which the FBI—in collaboration with...

5 New Nonlethal Weapons the Defense Department Is Developing

The US Department of Defense's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program is testing a new arsenal powered by lasers, plasma, chemical irritants, and more...

Stopping the Infiltration of Things

The Internet of Things – connected devices that contain network sensors to allow for remote monitoring and control, are expected to hit 75-billion devices installed by 2025. These devices include everything from home routers, remote cameras to healthcare devices. This wide-ranging...

Secret Charges Against Julian Assange Revealed Due to "Cut-Paste" Error

Has Wikileaks founder Julian Assange officially been charged with any unspecified criminal offense in the United States? — YES United States prosecutors have accidentally revealed the existence of criminal charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in a recently unsealed court filing in an...

The US Didn’t Sign the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace

Corporations have taken the lead over nations on governing the internet: The initiative might not have counted the US as a signatory, but did include Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and others...

The US Is the Only Country Where There Are More Guns Than People

The US has the worst rate of gun violence among all developed countries, and still we fail to regulate...

HSBC Data Breach Hits Online Banking Customers

International banking giant HSBC has reported that it was breached in October, as a result of a credential-stuffing attack. In a notice PDF filed with the state of California, the bank said that it became aware of some online accounts being accessed by unauthorized users between October 4 and 14...