Security

TikTok, the famous social network of the videos of the moment would seem to put at risk the data of the users who use it. The security flaw is reported by Check Point Research, which is the famous cybersecurity company. According to the…

They were stolen from an employee's car. The reason why he had them with him is unknown.

In his IT Threat Evolution Report Q3 2019, Kaspersky took stock of the situation on cyber security, highlighting that ransomware continues to pose a serious threat to user safety.

Spotted in the past few hours, it remains invisible to scanning engines for now. It requires 0.025 bitcoins as a ransom, equal to about 150 euros.

A new Webroot study investigated the evolution of the cybersecurity landscape, demonstrating how phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex.

The possibility is remote, but the risk is still to be taken into consideration: if the security update is not yet available, it is advisable to disable NFC and Android Beam from Oreo onwards.

Recovery Toolbox for SQL Server is a dedicated software for recovering files from SQL Server compromised in ransomware attacks. It is characterized by simple operation and the possibility of performing data analysis free of charge.

Google's Project Zero team has discovered a critical security flaw on Android. The patch is already available and has been notified to business partners.

Symantec has found 25 applications with malware on Android, capable of deleting its own icon from the device's Home page and fraudulently advertising it.

The growing diffusion of IoT devices attracts the interest of hackers, Russians and Portuguese, who sell on the black market access to compromised devices from which it is then possible to launch targeted attacks.

Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers have discovered a number of vulnerabilities on a framework developed by CODESYS. The bugs, now resolved, could have opened the door to destructive cyber attacks.

Botnets return to worry. Echobot, the new version of Mirai, targets IoT devices while Emotet, dismantled in June, is back in business, raising concerns among security experts.

The problem affects the smartphones produced by Samsung, Huawei, LG and Sony, but it seems that the most vulnerable to this type of attack are the Samsung devices, which incidentally are among the most widespread on the market.

An operation by the French police in collaboration with Avast brought a botnet of 850 thousand PC to its knees, unknowingly committed to undermining cryptocurrencies. Such as? Exploiting a flaw in the server command and control.