Tag Archives: Vulnerabilities
Since 2005 some Google G Suite passwords were stored in plaintext
Google says that there were a number of its enterprise customers since 2005 have had their Google G Suite passwords stored in plaintext. G Suite, Google’s brand of cloud computing, software, productivity and collaboration tools has more than 5 million users as of February. Google said that it recently discovered the passwords for a…
Patch That WhatsApp Zero-Day Exploit
Facebook has recently patched a critical zero-day exploit in WhatsApp, WhatsApp is urging users to update as soon as possible because hackers are able to exploit you remotely to install spyware on phones by calling the targeted device. WhatsApp did not name the threat actor exploiting the CVE-2019-3568, it described the attackers as an “advanced…
Everyone Needs To Patch 3 Nvidia Driver Flaws
If your a Business, Gamer or a regular awesome person using the Nivida Chipset you definitely need to patch the Nvidia driver as soon as possible because of the following 3 flaws. “[The driver] contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys) handler for DxgkDdiEscape, where the product does not properly synchronize shared data,…
A Free decryptor tool for ZQ Ransomware
Victims affected by the ZQ Ransomware can have a breathe of relief due to researchers developing a free decryptor tool to decrypt files encrypted by the ZQ Ransomware. About The ZQ Ransomware Michael Gillespie Discovered this specific ransomware that adds a specific ZQ extension to encrypted files. The malware has infected users in the US,…
Malware Can Hide Within DICOM Medical Images
It has been found that malware can now hide within DICOM medical images. These are the type of images that doctors look at when they do XRay, CT or MRI scans. The analysis named Markel Picado Ortiz was able to take advantage of the DICOM flaw which allows the “128-byte section at the beginning of…
Windows Zero-Day Exploit
Windows has recently released a patch for a vulnerability exploit in the windows operating system which was unknown to many people until last week. The vulnerability would allow a hacker to open a door for full system control. Discovered by Vasily Berdnikov and Boris Larin of Kaspersky Lab on St. Patrick’s Day this year, the…
FEMA Exposed PII for Millions of Disaster Victims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) exposed the personal identifiable information of 2.3 million individuals by oversharing data with a contractor. The individuals who were affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the 2017 wildfires in California , had provided their information to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) while applying for transitional sheltering in hotels. “Since…
BAE Report States HUMAN ERROR still major Security Risk
BAE Systems has revealed that even though organizations have continued attempts to improve their cybersecurity, human error is still the major vulnerability towards an organizations network. They compiled a report by speaking to board level executives, IT decision makers and security professionals to better understand what the current state of corporate incident response capabilities and…
Counter-Strike 1.6 servers used to push malware
Just about 39% of all Counter-Strike 1.6 servers were being used to push malware to end users. It’s amazing that still to this day counter-strike 1.6 is still being play after 20 years. The game still has many players and there is a high demand for hosting providers to provide players to rent game servers. …
The 2019 Threat Report
The new norm with cybersecurity is discovering new attack methods and new threats which emerge daily and new vectors that are being tested by cyber criminals, according to the 2019 Webroot Threat Report. According to the Webroot Threat Report: 40 percent of malicious malware were found on good domains. , “Since legitimate websites are frequently…
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