Seven vulnerabilities have been discovered in the LibXL C library by a security researcher. An attacker could exploit the flaws and perform remote code execution attack via specially crafted XLS files, Cisco’s Talos researcher, Marcin Noga, reports. Libxls is a C library which is used to read Microsoft Excel File Formats, raging from current versions XLS files to Excel 97…
November 1-8 has been a pretty slow week. We did not witness major breaches involving millions of people, and no worldwide ransomware attack took place. However, some more notable incidents did occur, from popular anime site being hacked to a fake app being downloaded a million times from Google Chrome.…
Cryptocurrency is definitely a term you have heard before, so you must also be familiar with cryptomining. Cryptocurrency prices have risen drastically this year, Bitcoin alone is currently worth $7000. Needless to say, not only investors, but also hackers started seeing opportunities in this. Hackers implant cryptocurrency mining malware onto devices, and proceed to make a profit using someone else’s…
October 16-22 was a busy week for cybersecurity, from malware detected in Google Play store to the discovery of a vulnerability that makes everything and everyone using WiFi vulnerable. It can be difficult to keep up with all the news so we have prepared summaries of the most significant happenings from last week.…
It has been reported by Europol that an international law enforcement operation targeting airline fraudsters has led to the detainment of 195 individuals, suspected of purchasing tickets using stolen, fake or compromised credit cards.…
Symantec’s monthly threat report has revealed that the global spam rate has reached its highest level in two years, which may be due to new malware trying to spread via emails. “This trend in malware being distributed through email seems to be catching on, with several infamous malware families recently adding functionality that allows them to spread via spam email,”…
With internet-connected vehicles becoming more and more common, questions about their security are raising. In order to ensure that car manufactures are doing everything they can to guarantee the safety of their smart vehicles, the British government has issued new guidelines. The government expressed concerns about smart cars being hacked, which could lead to hackers getting access to personal data…
Three Square Market, a software company in Wisconsin has offered its employees to have Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) microchips implanted into their bodies. In what seems to be a simple procedure, around 50 employees had the microchips inserted into their hands. This allows them to navigate their workplace easier, with just one swipe of a hand. They will be able to…
With two major ransomware attacks in the last couple of months, there was much talk about how to protect computers and prevent infections. There was also a lot of emphasis on backup and how it could be a lifesaver. These attacks did a lot of damage, some victims felt impact more than the others but one good thing to come…
Friday marked the day Wannacry Ransomware was unleashed onto the world and it has done some serious damage. The ransomware has encrypted files on tens of thousands of Windows computers worldwide and is now demanding money in exchange for a way to decrypt. What could have been avoided with a simple Windows update, has become a large-scale attack that has…