Yet another new ransomware family has been found in the wild, discovered independently by researchers at two separate security firms, Anomail and Intezer. The new strain has been dubbed "QNPCrypt" by Intezer and eCh0raix" by Anomail and is written in the Go programming language. When it encrypts files, it changes the file extension to ".encrypt" … [Read more...] about New Ransomware Targets Network Attached Storage Devices
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Unsecured Database May Have Exposed Some Big Companies
An UpGuard research team recently discovered several unsecured Amazon S3 buckets belonging to the Israeli IT Services firm Attunity. The company left the buckets unsecured, exposing more than a terabyte of sensitive information belonging to a number of prominent companies, including Ford, TD Bank, and Netflix. To provide a sense of scale, … [Read more...] about Unsecured Database May Have Exposed Some Big Companies
Update Your Browser To Fix New Firefox Security Vulnerability
Are you a Firefox user? If so, you'll want to update to version 67.0.4 as soon as possible. Just last week, Mozilla released Firefox 67.0.3 to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability that was being used in the wild to target vulnerable systems selectively. Unfortunately, that proved to be just the tip of the iceberg. Since … [Read more...] about Update Your Browser To Fix New Firefox Security Vulnerability
NASA Suffers Data Breach With Device Connected To Network
Not even NASA is immune to hacking. Recently, the American space agency announced that they traced a breach back to April of 2018. That was when a group described as an APT (Advanced, Persistent Threat) breached the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's network via a 'Raspberry-Pi' device that was improperly connected to the network. The hackers made off … [Read more...] about NASA Suffers Data Breach With Device Connected To Network
Update Any Nest Cam Security Cameras You May Own
Did you get your Google Nest Security Camera system used or second hand? If you did, be sure your cameras are running the latest firmware. Recently, the tech review site Wirecutter reported that some older Nest cams allowed their former owners to access camera feeds, even after the devices had been reset to factory settings. This is an interesting … [Read more...] about Update Any Nest Cam Security Cameras You May Own
Sudden Bluetooth Issues Could Be Due To Microsoft Update
Be advised, according to a recently published Microsoft support document, and certain Bluetooth devices may experience pairing and connectivity issues after installing the latest Windows 10 update. The bulletin reads in part, as follows: "These security updates address a security vulnerability by intentionally preventing connections from … [Read more...] about Sudden Bluetooth Issues Could Be Due To Microsoft Update
