21 Jan 2018

MasterCard introduces cards with embedded fingerprint sensors

MasterCard has unveiled a payment card with a fingerprint sensor embedded. It's currently being tested in South Africa and hopes to be rolled out to the rest of the world by the end of 2017. This will depend on the results of additional trials in Europe and Asia Pacific, to be effected in the coming months.

9 Jan 2018

Locky ransomware spreading via Facebook Messenger

Ransomware is a sophisticated malware that infects your computer, encrypts files and denies victim access to his/her files until a ransom is paid within a stipulated time. Read information on what Ransomware is, how criminals infect your computer with Ransomware, and what you can do to stay safe. All that information is here.

6 Jan 2018

Microsoft’s Skype Serving malicious ads on windows

Users running Microsoft’s Skype VoIP client on Windows are being served malicious ads trying to push a fake Adobe Flash Player update that eventually leads to a malware infection.

Phishing campaign to steal PayPal users’ identity

There have been countless phishing attacks on PayPal users, but of late the attack has got sophisticated with emails that look real as well as the fake website. Recently phishing attacks were targeting Gmail users and they could fool even the IT pros.

5 Jan 2018

Full List of Cisco Products Vulnerable to CIA Hack found in Wikileaks ‘Vault 7’ Docs

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Below is a full list of Cisco products Vulnerable to CIA Hack found in Wikileaks ‘Vault 7’ Docs of secret C.I.A. hacking tools.

Hundreds of Cisco Switch Models Vulnerable to CIA Hack found in Wikileaks ‘Vault 7’ Docs

Cisco Systems said it has found a critical vulnerability affecting the IOS and IOS XE software inside hundreds of models of its switches. The vulnerability can allow an attacker to remotely gain full control or cause a reload of an affected device.