Security News

Beware! Fortnite Cheat Hijacks Gamers’ PCs to Intercept HTTPS Traffic
2018-07-04 10:18

If you are looking for Fortnite v-bucks generator, aimbot or any other game cheats—then beware—you might end up installing malware on your PC! Web-based game-streaming platform Rainway is...

Telegrab: Russian malware hijacks Telegram sessions
2018-05-17 17:52

Researchers have discovered and analyzed an unusual piece of malware that, among other things, seeks to collect cache and key files from end-to-end encrypted instant messaging service Telegram....

New Malware Hijacks Cryptocurrency Mining
2018-01-23 12:41

This is a clever attack. After gaining control of the coin-mining software, the malware replaces the wallet address the computer owner uses to collect newly minted currency with an address...

'MaMi' Mac Malware Hijacks DNS Settings
2018-01-12 19:35

Researcher Patrick Wardle has analyzed what seems to be a new piece of malware designed to hijack DNS settings on macOS devices. The threat has other capabilities as well, but they do not appear...

Hacker Hijacks CoinHive's DNS to Mine Cryptocurrency Using Thousands of Websites
2017-10-24 23:42

When yesterday I was reporting about the sudden outbreak of another global ransomware attack 'Bad Rabbit,' I thought what could be worse than this? Then late last night I got my answer with a...

Someone Hijacks A Popular Chrome Extension to Push Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-07-31 10:01

Phishers have recently hacked an extension for Google Chrome after compromising the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t9 software and abused to distribute spam messages to...

CopyCat Rooting Malware Hijacks 14 Million Android Devices (The Hackers News)
2017-07-06 09:17

A newly uncovered malware strain has already infected more than 14 Million Android devices around the world, earning its operators approximately $1.5 Million in fake ad revenues in just two...

Hajime ‘Vigilante Botnet’ Growing Rapidly; Hijacks 300,000 IoT Devices Worldwide (The Hackers News)
2017-04-27 01:48

Last week, we reported about a so-called 'vigilante hacker' who hacked into at least 10,000 vulnerable 'Internet of Things' devices, such as home routers and Internet-connected cameras, using a...

IoT devices under attack: Amnesia hijacks, BrickerBot destroys (Help Net Security)
2017-04-10 13:30

Every hour of every day, computer systems and IoT devices are under attack by bots trying to recruit them into growing botnets. Security researchers have recently highlighted two of these threats...