Routers from ASUS, D-Link, Huawei, Ubiquiti, UPVEL, ZTE., Linksys, MikroTik, Netgear, and TP-Link are vulnerable to the the VPNFilter Malware, thought to have originated in Russia. At least a million routers infected According to security researchers, significantly more routers have been infected by VPNFilter than first thought. Malaysians are very vulnerable […]
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As a warning to those interested in the IoT (Internet of Things). Hackers stole the High Roller Database of a casino using, of all things, a Smart Thermometer. The hackers used the weak security of the thermometer to connect through to other devices on the casino’s network. They downloaded the […]
Drupal is an open-source Content Management System, used by over 1 million websites in particular it is often used for Governments and Financial Companies. It’s round two for Drupal security as in 2014 it was hit with with Drupalgeddon, it’s just happened again. Drupal, however did not disclose the issue […]
Reports are flying around as people close their Facebook accounts that phone logs and SMS messages have been sent to Facebook even though those users were using the standard Android apps to make calls and send messages. This is in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where by persuading […]
Facebook’s VPN – Onavo Protect is not quite as secure as you would like a VPN to be. As announced by Will Strafach, CEO of the Sudo Security Group in his blog the app collects the following data: When the phone is turned on and off Amount of time the VPN […]
The US Government has announced that a security flaw in the WPA2 security standard, previously considered the best method for securing your network connection. As this is a issue is at the protocol level, every device that correctly implements the WPA2 protocol is almost guaranteed to be vulnerable. Manufacturers have […]
If you downloaded or upgraded CCleaner between 15th August and September 12th 2017 it probably installed a bunch of malware. So called security firm Avast has admitted inadvertently distributing a version of CCleaner, a popular PC tune-up tool, for nearly a month with a trojan inside, infecting an estimated 2.27 million […]
Researchers say the latest Bluetooth hack could reach almost all devices, the most valuable being smartphones. Some manufacturers have released patches already, but many will have to wait. The only way to be sure this doesn’t affect you is to turn off your bluetooth. The main things to know are: […]
I’m currently taking over the technical aspects of a new client’s business, as well as overseeing the development of their website and apps, which hasn’t been managed properly at all for the last 9 months (maybe we’ll name and shame the development company in a future post ;), I’m also […]
Many will have seen the recent global attack by the WannaCry Ransomware and the fact that it has now been stopped, semi-accidentally, by a UK security researcher alwareTech. This ransomware spread for only a few days, but infected over 900,000 computers in 150 different countries, by using an exploit to […]
