WP-Super-Cache’s Glitch Could Affect Over 1 Million Sites (2019) Online Security | April 9, 2015 | by George Smith The WP-Super-Cache plugin has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability which could enable the attacker to gain a full access and…
Microsoft’s Spartan Will Employ Browser Extensions (2019) Online Security | April 3, 2015 | by George Smith Although no official information has yet been released, Microsoft has hinted of employing extensions to its new Windows 10’s “Spartan”…
Beware of the New OphionLocker Ransomware (Update 2019) Ransomware alerts | December 19, 2014 | by cfoc The recently discovered OphionLocker ransomware caught researchers’ attention with its efficiency as it uses advanced Crypto and Tor for Bitcoin…
CryptoLocker Localised Version Attacks Japan (Update 2019) Ransomware alerts | December 18, 2014 | by cfoc Ransomware software is not something new to Japan. This actually is one of the regions highly affected by a worldwide…
100 000 WordPress Sites Affected by Mysterious Malware (Update 2019) Online Security | December 16, 2014 | by cfoc More than 100 000 websites that run on the content management system of WordPress have been recently infected by a…
Crook(s) Rex Mundi Attacks Tobasco.be and Z-Staffing.org HR Platforms (Update 2019) Online Security | December 15, 2014 | by cfoc Platforms of the two of the leading Belgium HR companies – Tobasco.be and Z-Staffing.org were attacked by crooks last Wednesday.…
Turla-like Malware for Linux Finally Detected (Update 2019) Online Security | December 10, 2014 | by George Smith Security experts recently detected a piece of malware targeting Linux, which appears to be part of the well-known Turla malware…
VirRansom – the New Self-Replicating Parasitic Virus Online Security | December 9, 2014 | by cfoc Sophos, a computer security software and hardware company, has presented an analysis on the difference between the standard type of…
Numerous Scams for Ebola Fundraising (Update 2019) Online Security | November 18, 2014 | by cfoc The security experts have recently raised the alarm about the growing number of Ebola fundraising scams. The emergence of fraudulent…
Google Study Analysis on Manual Hack Attacks (Update 2019) Online Security | November 14, 2014 | by cfoc A new Google analysis on manual hacker attacks occurred in the period of 2012 – 2014, posted in their blog…
Click on a Link or Not – How to Open Suspicious Links (Update 2019) Online Security | November 12, 2014 | by cfoc Have you ever found yourself wondering whether to click on a link or not? You have just received an e-mail,…
Fake Anti-Virus Software: What Is this? (Update 2019) Online Security | November 5, 2014 | by cfoc The fake anti-virus program, also known as rogue anti-virus program and referred to as scareware, is software that misleads to…
Pop-Ups Ads and Other Types of Unwanted Software Online Security | November 4, 2014 | by cfoc Pop-Up Ads: what are they? The pop-up ads are small windows that open automatically on the PC user’s screen, displaying…
Browser Hijackers and Redirects: Prevent & Repair Online Security | November 3, 2014 | by cfoc Browser hijacking is a malicious code that has taken over and then modified the settings of the original browser with…
Phishing – Description, Methods and How to Protect Your Information (Update 2019) Online Security | October 30, 2014 | by cfoc Phishing is a malicious attempt for acquiring sensitive information including passwords, usernames, security codes, details of credit cards, which is…