Author: Giedrius Majauskas

Business and employment services of LinkedIn have been helpful to people from all over the world. Job-hunting can be very stressful and complicated, but LinkedIn has made this process easier. However, given the popularity and success this job-offering service has achived, it is not a surprise that cyber-criminals choose its services as a target. For … Continued

Hackers definitely lack empathy for victims of gruesome events, and they find it appropriate to exploit devastating tragedies for their own benefits. When Hurricane Harvey caused catastrophic disasters in Texas, scammers quickly decided to use this as an opportunity for a new spam campaign. In August, 2017, devious crooks sent around email messages, asking for … Continued

Just as we have predicted, crypto-mining malware is slowly, but efficiently pushing ransomware viruses from their thrones. After the sudden changes in the crypto-currency world, hackers became more engaged in illegal mining. In some cases, such strategies have proven themselves to be very successful, since the crypto-mining activities can occur right under users’ noses. Since … Continued

Researchers frequently reveal new vulnerabilities, and attempt to solve them as quickly as possible. This time, a dangerous flaw in Drupal is causing serious issues for website-owners. At the end of March, researchers from , discussing highly critical remote control vulnerability in several subsystems of Drupal 7.x and 8.x. According to the announcement, the flaw … Continued

Researchers from Thales e-Security released an interesting report, explaining the data-breach tendencies in 2018. It might come as a shock but the federal agencies have been indicated as the leading target for hackers. In the , the specialists described the current situation of Federal Agencies and called it the “perfect storm”. It is explained that … Continued

Outlook is a web-based service, allowing users to manage their contacts, tasks, calendaring and webmail. It is a product from Microsoft, and millions of people from all over the world use it to manage their email accounts and keep up with social networks. However, researchers have detected a major flaw in Outlook. This is not … Continued

It seems that a sophisticated malware distribution campaign went on for approximately 4 months, and security researchers are now reporting the major features of this evasive plan. Researchers from and other cyber security companies had analyzed multiple infections and their origin, only to find a much bigger surprise. “FakeUpdates” campaign compromised WordPress and Joomla websites … Continued

Dark web might be very unfamiliar to people who are used to scrolling the news feed of Facebook while also enjoying coffee and eating breakfast before work. The deepest places of the Internet are not for the light-hearted people. The majority of the Internet surfers have no interest of ordering illegal goods or buying ransomware-as-a-service … Continued

You would think that the storm for Facebook has passed: it has released a set of new privacy restriction, what else is there left to say? CNBC had a lot to say, especially about the super secretive plan that Facebook had. According to the news report, Facebook had an idea of collecting patients’ medical records … Continued

Security researchers have been aware of the Mirai malware for a while. It is a type of infection which turns Linux operating systems into obedient, remotely controlled zombies called “bots”. According to researchers from McAFee, 2017 were dominated by Necurs and Gamut botnets and together, they delivered 97% of all spam. However, smaller botnets are … Continued

With everything going on, it was expected that Facebook would take the matters into its own hands and change the story line to its advantage. After the huge users’ outrage due to Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the stealthy collection of call data, the ridiculously successful social networking site decided it is time to make their … Continued

Delta Air Lines Inc. has reported to be coping with a cyber-attack which exposed information about its clients. The security breach involved an online chat service which put some customer payment information in jeopardy. Delta Air Lines were informed of the incident on 28th of March. According to security specialists, cyber criminals managed to collect … Continued

Researchers from Flashpoint have announced that e-commerce websites of Magento have been hijacked by hackers. Over one thousand Magento sites have been influenced by cyber criminals. After the invasion, the websites started featuring malicious scripts which have multiple purposes. On one hand, scripts are designed to steal online shoppers’ credit card information. However, the hack … Continued

Offensive maneuvers against individuals, states or groups are becoming a daily battle. You should be living under a rock not to be aware of at least the most famous malicious acts, like the WannaCry or NotPetya attacks. Just recently, the City of Atlanta suffered another blow from WannaCry infection, and the city still has to … Continued

United States officially blamed North Korea for the awful WannaCry infection. The shameful activity of this ransomware is not as strong now, compared to the capacities it demonstrated during its initial global attacks. Currently, WannaCry virus selects smaller targets and hopes to cause havoc. In February, Connecticut government reported the activity of WannaCry and confirmed … Continued