Category Archives: Tech News

New ransomware uses Remote Desktop to spread Analysis of the ransomware was conducted by malware analyst, Nathan Scott. When the ransomware executable is run, it first scans all mapped drives, removable drives, and network drives for data files to encrypt. “When the ransomware executable is run it will scan all mapped drives, including removable and networkContinue reading “New ransomware uses Remote Desktop to spread”

Google is Merging its Chrome OS with Android According to a recent report published by the Wall Street Journal, Google has been working for two years to merge Chrome OS and Android, and you can expect to see an early version of the ‘single OS for all’ as soon as next year at Google I/OContinue reading “Google is Merging its Chrome OS with Android”

WordPress Security: Brute Force Amplification Attack Targeting Thousand of Blogs Most of the times, we have reported about WordPress vulnerabilities involving vulnerable plugins, but this time security researchers have discovered Brute Force Amplification attacks on the most popular CMS (content management system) platform. Researchers from security firm Sucuri have found a way to perform BruteContinue reading “WordPress Security: Brute Force Amplification Attack Targeting Thousand of Blogs”

Yet another security update for Adobe It seems that Adobe still haven’t learned that security is vital to everything we do as users of anything. So why is Adobe so widely used and required if it fails so drastically at every hurdle? Well it is an ongoing question that everyone seems to have been askingContinue reading “Yet another security update for Adobe”

UK ISP Talk Talk suffer an embarrassing data breach

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This Malware can delete and replace your entire chrome browser with a lookalike

Turnbull given ok to use Slack, Wickr Advice from national security chief revealed. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was advised there is no national security risk raised by his use of messaging applications like Slack and Wickr for official government communications, a document tabled in parliament last night reveals. The PM made headlines in the pastContinue reading “Turnbull given ok to use Slack, Wickr”

Facebook just launched a new notification feature that will alert you if the social network strongly suspects that your account is being hijacked or targeted by hackers working in the interest of a nation-state.