The Gummy Browsers With the use of a new attack, hackers are now able to collect and alter the digital fingerprints of browsers. Users’ browser fingerprinting information might be exploited by attackers to impersonate the victims without their...
Category - News
This category covers the News section of HowToRemove.Guide. We primarily focus on news in the security and anti-malware industry, but not limited to them, as we have recently engaged in broader interests related to browsers, operating systems and their relationship to hardware.
User experience has become a driving factor on the internet, merging areas which were once clearly separated. A prime subject in this is the intersection between the user privacy we all covet and how new features introduced to safeguard that privacy can be exploited by malware creators.
Examples:
- Hacker hide skimming code inside the favicon Metadata of E-commerce sites.
- Safari Surpasses Google Chrome with Security advantages.
- UK competition regulator claims that Google search engine deal with Apple limits competition.
In a technological world of rapid change, we at HowToRemove.Guide need to be fully aware of how that world changes to ensure we can be at the driving edge of knowledge on what malware creators can use against every day users.
And the first step to that is to be constantly informed of all coming changes.
TodayZoo Phishing Kit Warning in a Recent Microsoft Report
The TodayZoo Phishing Kit Thursday, last week, the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence team reported their discovery of a series of phishing campaigns. The campaigns employ a custom phishing kit that comprises code components of several other...
Gigabyte fell victim to AvosLocker Ransomware
The AvosLocker ransomware gang claims to have hacked into the network of Gigabyte, a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. The cybercriminals have sent a “press release” on Wednesday informing the public that it had allegedly...
Hackers are stealing cookies to get access to popular YouTube channels
According to a recent study from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), YouTube has been the subject of cookie stealing malware phishing operations with financial motives. A gang of hackers recruited from a Russian-speaking forum is believed to...
New FlawedGrace Trojan Variant Distributed via Large-scale Email Campaigns
Yesterday (Tuesday, 20th of October), security researchers at the Proofpoint firm uncovered a large-scale malicious email campaign performed by the notorious TA505 hacker group that distributes a variant of the FlawedGrace RAT (Remote Access Trojan)...
Sinclair TV hit by a ransomware attack
A ransomware attack on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s systems occurred over the weekend, according to the company’s press release. On the 16th of October 2021, Sinclair discovered a possible security issue and started investigating it and taking...
The REvil ransomware gang go out of sight
The infamous ransomware organization REvil, which has been behind a number of attacks in recent years, seems to have vanished from sight once again. Records Future’s Dmitry Smilyanets was the first to notice the change, which occurred after a...
The new ransomware string Yanluowang targets big enterprise entities
The Yanluowang Ransomware A new ransomware strain that is still under development is being utilized in targeted attacks against corporate organizations. Known as Yanluowang ransomware because to the extension it adds to encrypted files on infected...
Bug in OpenSea allows Malicious actors to steal cryptocurrency from wallets
The OpenSea NFT Marketplace Malicious actors may have exploited a now-patched serious vulnerability in the world’s biggest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace – OpenSea – that allowed them to steal cryptocurrency money from victims by sending...
Killware is the next big security threat
The Killware Virus DHS officials speaking to USA TODAY have shared that the water treatment facility showed that the malicious actor tried to alter chemical combinations to dangerous levels during the water treatment process. According to the...