Adobe is promising a patch “as early as June 16” for a critical Flash vulnerability that’s being exploited in-the-wild. Source: Sophos
Over the last two years, deep in the slums of the Internet, a different kind of underground market has flourished. The short, cryptic name perhaps doesn’t say much about it: xDedic. However, on this obscure marketplace anyone can purchase more than 70,000 hacked servers from all around the Internet. xDedic forum login From government networks […]
Malware creation continues to break records on an international level, as proven with the data from Q1 of 2016. Experts are identifying new malware samples every day that endanger the internet security on all of our devices. Our day-to-day lives are effected, if not immersed, in unprecedented technological changes. As the world continues to become more digital, our personal and […]
Microsoft today released updates to address more than three dozen security holes in Windows and related software. Meanwhile, Adobe — which normally releases fixes for its ubiquitous Flash Player alongside Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday cycle — said it’s putting off today’s expected Flash patch until the end of this week so it can address an unpatched […]
Earlier today, Adobe published the security advisory APSA16-03, which describes a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player version 21.0.0.242 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Chrome OS: A few of months ago, we deployed a new set of technologies into our products designed to identify and block zero day attacks. These technologies already […]
There are many popular programs that might be available on a user’s home computer, but that are not available at their workplace. A popular image editing program like Photoshop, or Microsoft Office, might be too expensive for a small or medium-sized company that could opt out for more affordable, or even free, software solutions. However, […]
KrebsOnSecurity has featured several recent posts on “insert skimmers,” ATM skimming devices made to fit snugly and invisibly inside a cash machine’s card acceptance slot. I’m revisiting the subject again because I’ve recently acquired how-to videos produced by two different insert skimmer peddlers, and these silent movies show a great deal more than words can tell about how […]
Olympic threats designed to trick you Are you planning to visit Brazil during the Olympic Games? Or watch it online? In this blog post we discuss the threats to visitors aiming to travel to Brazil to watch the games and to those planning to watch it online. In the first part we’ll talk about phishing […]
During their annual developer event, Google I/O, the superior search engine introduced the public to Duo and Allo, which have been …. In the market of instant messaging apps, compared alongside its rivals of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Google’s main dish, Allo, has raised the bar of virtual assistants and bots, which are going to […]
