A decade-old botnet malware that currently controls over 450,000 computers worldwide has recently shifted its operations from infecting machines with ransomware or crypto miners to abusing them for sending out sextortion emails to millions of innocent people.Extortion by email is growing significantly, with a large number of users recently complaining about receiving sextortion … [Read more...] about Phorpiex Botnet Sending Out Millions of Sextortion Emails Using Hacked Computers
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Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month
Insecure Internet-connected devices have aided different types of cybercrime for years, most common being DDoS and spam campaigns. But cybercriminals have now shifted toward a profitable scheme where botnets do not just launch DDoS or spam—they mine cryptocurrencies as well.Smominru, an infamous cryptocurrency-mining and credential-stealing botnet, has become one of the rapidly … [Read more...] about Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month
New 4CAN tool helps identify vulnerabilities in on-board car computers
Threat Research Modern automobiles contain hundreds of sensors and mechanics that communicate via computers to understand their surrounding environment. Those components provide real-time information to drivers, connect the vehicle to a global network, and in some cases use that telemetry to automatically drive the vehicle. Like any computer, … [Read more...] about New 4CAN tool helps identify vulnerabilities in on-board car computers
Nearly 1 Million Computers Still Vulnerable to “Wormable” BlueKeep RDP Flaw
Nearly 1 million Windows systems are still unpatched and have been found vulnerable to a recently disclosed critical, wormable, remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)—two weeks after Microsoft releases the security patch.If exploited, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to easily cause havoc around the world, potentially much … [Read more...] about Nearly 1 Million Computers Still Vulnerable to “Wormable” BlueKeep RDP Flaw
Pre-Installed Software Flaw Exposes Most Dell Computers to Remote Hacking
If you use a Dell computer, then beware — hackers could compromise your system remotely.Bill Demirkapi, a 17-year-old independent security researcher, has discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Dell SupportAssist utility that comes pre-installed on most Dell computers.Dell SupportAssist, formerly known as Dell System Detect, checks the health of your … [Read more...] about Pre-Installed Software Flaw Exposes Most Dell Computers to Remote Hacking