​How to easily defeat Linux Encoder ransomware: If you’re staring at your server in horror and far too many of your files are encrypted by an attacker and your directories all have a file entitled “README_FOR_DECRYPT.txt,” congratulations, you’ve got it. It appears that about 2,700 red-faced website administrators have Linux.Encoder on their servers. The good […]

Buggy ransomware locks up your data, then throws away the encryption key: The author of this new variant of Power Worm – so named because it is written in Windows PowerShell – wanted to use the same decryption key for each infected PC. In their point of view I imagine it made some sense to […]

DoctorBeet’s Blog: LG Smart TVs logging USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers: After some investigation, I found a rather creepy corporate video (since removed, mirror here) advertising their data collection practices to potential advertisers. It’s quite long but a sample of their claims are as follows: LG Smart Ad analyses users favourite programs, online behaviour, […]

Philips Smart TVs wide open to Gmail cookie theft, other serious hacks: Internet-connected TVs manufactured by Philips running the latest firmware update are wide open to browser cookie theft and other serious attacks by hackers within radio range, a security researcher has warned. The hacks work against Philips Smart televisions that have a feature known […]

Vizio Smart TVs spy on you by default: The latest offender is smart TV manufacturer Vizio, which changed its privacy policy at the end of last month: Beginning October 31, 2015, VIZIO will use Viewing Data together with your IP address and other Non-Personal Information in order to inform third party selection and delivery of […]

Own a Vizio Smart TV? It’s watching you: TV makers are constantly crowing about the tricks their smart TVs can do. But one of the most popular brands has a feature that it’s not advertising: Vizio’s Smart TVs track your viewing habits and share it with advertisers, who can then find you on your phone […]

Anonymous announced #OpParis against the ISIS in response to the Paris attacksSecurity Affairs: Last Friday was a sad day for the humanity, 129 innocent people were killed in the Paris attacks managed by members of the ISIS. Every event has consequences in the cyber space and vice-versa, the popular collective has launched a new operation against […]

Cryptolocker/Cryptowall Ransomware Kit Sold for $3,000: The Cryptolocker/Cryptowall 3.1 ransomware kit is being sold for $3,000 worth of bitcoins, according to a Pastebin post, which claims to even offer the source code along with the manual and free support. For those interested in purchasing only a couple of binaries, the malware developers offer a bundle […]

Bug in Gmail app for Android Allows anyone to Send Spoofed Emails: A security researcher has discovered an interesting loophole in Gmail Android app that lets anyone send an email that looks like it was sent by someone else, potentially opening doors for Phishers. This is something that we call E-mail Spoofing – the forgery […]

Need for cyber-insurance heats up, but the market remains immature: According to a survey conducted by Veracode and NYSE, 91 percent of 276 companies said they’d purchased cyber-insurance covering business interruption and data restoration, with 54 percent indicating they had also purchased coverage for expense reimbursement in the case PCI fines, breach remediation and extortion, […]