Security News > 2019 > January

100 million online bets exposed by leaky database
2019-01-23 13:04

Online gamblers lose their private data as yet another unsecured Elasticsearch database is discovered.

Trojan malware is back and it's the biggest hacking threat to your business
2019-01-23 12:59

Old school but effective, hackers are shifting aware from in-your-face ransomware to attacks that are much more subtle.

Black hats are great for language diversity, says Eugene Kaspersky
2019-01-23 12:21

Also reckons Russian hackers go quiet over the Christmas holidays FIC2019 According to Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the eponymous antivirus company, black-hat hackers are increasingly likely to...

The Evolution of Darknets
2019-01-23 12:20

This is interesting: To prevent the problems of customer binding, and losing business when darknet markets go down, merchants have begun to leave the specialized and centralized platforms and...

PewDiePie-spammers and whale-flingers exploit hole in Atlas game
2019-01-23 12:18

Last week hackers allegedly compromised an admin’s Steam account and used it to spawn planes, tanks, and whales in Atlas.

Apple delivers security patches, plugs an RCE achievable via FaceTime
2019-01-23 12:03

Apple has released a new set of updates for its various products, plugging a wide variety of vulnerabilities. WatchOS, tvOS, Safari and iCloud Let’s start with “lightest” security updates: iCloud...

Microsoft Windows RCE Flaw Gets Temporary Micropatch
2019-01-23 12:00

0patch released the fix for the remote code execution vulnerability in Windows, which has a CVSS score of 7.8.

RogueRobin Malware Uses Google Drive as C2 Channel
2019-01-23 12:00

The RogueRobin uses a mix of novel techniques.

Google fined $57m for data protection violations
2019-01-23 11:28

In a landmark ruling, France’s data protection commissioner has fined Google 50 million Euros (around $57m) for violating Europe’s privacy laws.