Developer Lukas Martini discovered that malicious Python libraries stole SSH and GPG keys. As a result, two libraries that were caught stealing keys from developer projects were removed from the PyPI repository. One of the...
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StrandHogg vulnerability threatens Android users
Researchers from Norwegian company Promon have discovered a serious vulnerability called StrandHogg that threatens Android users around the world. Vulnerability allows attackers to intercept critical user data and establish...
61% of all malicious ads target Windows users: How to Protect Yourself?
Researchers at Devcon published a report on the analysis of malicious advertising. According to experts, most advertising campaigns target Windows users. to the report, 61% of malicious ads noticed between July 11 and November...
ESET experts talked about common Black Friday fraud patterns
An international antivirus software developer, ESET, spoke about the most common fraud schemes that allow cybercriminals to cash in on customers during the discount season, in particular on Black Friday. The relevant information...
Kaspersky Lab could not fix vulnerabilities in its products since December 2018
Back in December last year, independent researcher Vladimir Palant discovered a number of vulnerabilities in Kaspersky Lab products. Even since that time, the manufacturer of antiviruses could not fix them. studied Kaspersky...
Confiant malware study: nearly 60% of all malicious ads are distributed by 3 ad networks
Confiant specialists have published a malware study called “Demand Quality Report for Q3 2019” dedicated to the analysis of malicious advertising. They found that almost 60% of all malicious ads are distributed by 3 ad networks...
WhatsApp fixed vulnerability was dangerous for more than 3000 other Android applications
Security researchers from Trend Micro have discovered thousands of Android apps that are vulnerable to CVE-2019-11932, a vulnerability that Facebook had previously fixed in the WhatsApp messenger. that last month, a security...
Vulnerability in popular Truecaller application endangers 150 million users
Researcher Ehraz Ahmed discovered a vulnerability in a popular mobile call blocking application Truecaller. Its operation allows disclosing user data, information about the system and location. The researcher also published a PoC...