Yep, you’ve read that correctly. From now on you can have group chats with up to 256 people at a time. Can you imagine that? All of those people chatting at once… just think of all the notifications you’ll have of you leave your smartphone down for a few minutes! WhatsApp groups are practically unavoidable […]

When one works in a power plant, a water treatment facility, a gas plant, a recycling center, or any other critical infrastructure for a country, it’s essential to be extra careful about what you post on social media. It might seem to be common sense, but IT security experts have raised worries over the amount […]

Background A while ago Turkish security group Otku Sen created the hidden tear ransomware and published the source code online. Idea behind it was to “teach” security researchers how ransomware works. Right from the beginning the reaction of various security professionals was negative. And we were right, it didn’t take long before the first ransomware variants […]

From offering discounted sunglasses (designer label, of course) to gift card for well-known stores, the world of SMS spam is one that continues to trick unwitting victims. You’d think that by now we would all be aware of the scams behind these messages which we receive on our mobile devices, but with these spammers becoming […]

It’s been a while now since Tor became the go-to option for those who wanted to ensure their privacy while browsing online. If you still haven’t heard of it, it’s a network that allows you to browse the Internet anonymously, integrated by nodes all over the planet. Each one of this points is actually a […]

Background Recently we came across a new family of cross-platform backdoors for desktop environments. First we got the Linux variant, and with information extracted from its binary, we were able to find the variant for Windows desktops, too. Not only that, but the Windows version was additionally equipped with a valid code signing signature. Let´s […]

It’s likely that you’ve asked yourself, on more than one occasion, how you can avoid a ransomware from gaining access to your private information and encrypting all of the files and data stored on your devices. As we always say, it is fundamental that you keep your operating system updated to avoid any security issues. […]