SgxSpectre, the latest threat to user information
Last week, Microsoft and Intel came together in their bid to finally launch individual updates that were mutually compatible in order to tackle the Spectre virus that had been plaguing…
New Tool Makes Checking Leaked Passwords Really Easy
The work of Troy Hunt, an Australian researcher, for the ‘Have I been Pwned’ project is making security and password setting online a real priority. The, ‘Have I Been Pwned’…
Microsoft-Intel partnership formed to deliver Windows Updates oriented CPU Microcode Fixes
Microsoft made an important announcement today that it would be forming a mega partnership with Intel in order to ship the Intel CPU microcode updates under the wings of its…
“Fakeapp” is the latest malware that steals Facebook credentials and logs into accounts
Just when it seemed that the strides made in technology as well as data security had made sure that no potent malware would be able to attack Facebook users, Fakeapp…
Is a Third-Party Security really something that I need?
It has become an increasingly evident trend among both corporate and regular users to want more security for their devices. Granted, the home users’ need for security and assurances on…
Banking Trojan said to be found in more than 40 low-cost Android models
It has been reported that more than 40 low-cost Android models are sold to the users with an infected Triada banking Trojan. This revelation has been made by a Russian…
Russian Cyber-Espionage Teams hack into the German Government Systems
An infamous group by the name of APT28, which is thought to be simply a cyber-espionage arm of the Russian intelligence collective, has been hacking into German government run systems…
New AdBlock feature allows Javascript caching
It was a feature that many users had been asking for several years. While others had hoped it would never be allowed to find a place in the software. However,…
A 1.3 Tbps DDoS attack courtesy of Memcached Servers
The previous record for the largest DDoS attack was obliterated on Wednesday. It all started on a regular Wednesday night for a software development company. However, by night it was…
Twenty Three Thousand SSL certificates are to be revoked on March 1st, 2018.
This is due to a security breach in a firm called Trustico. Trustico, is the certificate issuer for digicert based in the UK. This is going to be a landmark…