Uzair Amir
659 posts
I am an Electronic Engineer, an Android Game Developer and a Tech writer. I am into music, snooker and my life motto is 'Do my best, so that I can't blame myself for anything.'
New malware attack turns Elasticsearch databases into DDoS botnet
The malware attack involves two stages including one in which existing cryptomining malware is removed and other remove configuration files.
July 24, 2019
Cloud hosting provider iNSYNQ hit by MegaCortex ransomware (Updated)
MegaCortex ransomware was discovered in May this year. iNSYNQ, a United States-based Cloud hosting provider has been hit…
July 23, 2019
Hackers steal 7.5TB of data from Russian Intel Agency FSB’s contractor
The hackers stole the data and shared it with another hacking group who was involved in the hacking…
July 21, 2019
Slack data breach: Company resets thousands of passwords
Slack data breach took place in 2015 but the company became aware of the incident recently through its…
July 18, 2019
EvilGnomes Linux malware record activities & spy on users
The EvilGnomes Linux malware has been linked to infamous Russian threat actors from the Gamaredon Group. The IT…
July 18, 2019
Hackers used Samsung website to access Sprint’s customer data
Sprint Corporation, an American telecommunications company has announced that it has suffered a data breach after unknown hackers…
July 16, 2019
Hacker gets $30,000 for reporting hack Instagram account flaw
The flaw allowed anyone with knowledge of brute force attack to hack Instagram accounts without raising any suspicion.…
July 15, 2019
Agent Smith Android malware has infected 25 million devices so far
Agent Smith malware exploits Android vulnerabilities to target unsuspected users for credential stealing. The IT security researchers at…
July 12, 2019
10 ways to keep yourself secure online against cyber attacks
Have you ever received emails from unknown sources claiming to offer insurance, lottery tickets or advertisements? You may…
July 11, 2019
Unprotected MongoDB leaks 188m users’ data from sensitive search engine
Another day, another data breach...
July 10, 2019