Ionut Ilascu
Author Bio
Ionut Ilascu is a technology writer with a focus on all things cybersecurity. The topics he writes about include malware, vulnerabilities, exploits and security defenses, as well as research and innovation in information security. His work has been published by Bitdefender, Netgear, The Security Ledger and Softpedia.
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DMARC Policies for Whitehouse.gov Make Spoofing Emails Easier
Federal executive branch departments and agencies have until October 16 to adopt on their domains a policy-based email validation system configured with the strongest setting. Most already comply with the mandatory requirement but whitehouse.gov is not among them, yet.
- September 20, 2018
- 04:54 PM
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Cloudflare Ends CAPTCHAs for Tor Users While Blocking Bad Actors
Cloudflare announces today its own Onion Service, which should make anonymous access through Tor easier to websites in its network, and reduce the malicious traffic aimed at them.
- September 20, 2018
- 08:25 AM
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My Cloud NAS Devices Vulnerable to Auth Bypass for over a Year
A vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud network-attached storage (NAS) that allows an attacker to bypass authentication and take control of the device with administrator permissions remains unpatched almost a year and a half after being reported initially.
- September 19, 2018
- 12:02 PM
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Credential Stuffing Attacks Generate Billions of Login Attempts
Credential stuffing attacks are a growing problem, particularly in the financial sector, where botnets can initiate so many fraudulent login attempts that the wave has the effect of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
- September 19, 2018
- 07:58 AM
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NSO Group Rejects Citizen Lab's Findings on Pegasus Operations
A report released today about the activity of Pegasus spyware presents evidence of the tool's use outside the ethical boundaries publicized by its maker.
- September 18, 2018
- 08:56 PM
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Xbash Malware Deletes Databases on Linux, Mines for Coins on Windows
What may very well be considered a cybercriminal's dream tool is now real and it is hunting Windows and Linux servers: a botnet with self-spreading capabilities that combines cryptomining and ransomware functions.
- September 18, 2018
- 06:35 PM
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Critical RCE Peekaboo Bug in NVR Surveillance System, PoC Available
A critical vulnerability in software from a global vendor of video surveillance equipment puts at risk the security of video feeds from over 100 camera brands and more than 2,500 camera models.
- September 18, 2018
- 11:26 AM
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Cloudflare Makes DNSSEC Activation Easy
A boost is expected in the near future in the adoption of the DNSSEC technology that establishes trust in the Domain Name System (DNS) - the mechanism responsible for translating website names into machine-intelligible data.
- September 18, 2018
- 09:41 AM
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Database with 11 Million Email Records Exposed
A huge customer database containing 11 million records that include personal details, has been discovered on Monday sitting online, unprotected.
- September 18, 2018
- 06:00 AM
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iOS 12 Patches Memory Bugs, Safari 12 Fixes Data Leaks
A new round of security updates is available from Apple, fixing bugs in Safari, watchOS, tvOS, and iOS. Some of the vulnerabilities were disclosed ahead of these releases, creating a window of opportunity for ill-intended users.
- September 17, 2018
- 09:03 PM
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New Botnet Hides in Blockchain DNS Mist and Removes Cryptominer
A new botnet captured the attention of security researchers through its harmless behavior and the use of an original communication channel with its command and control center.
- September 17, 2018
- 05:39 PM
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Linus Torvalds Apologizes, Takes Break to Patch Behavior
In a mailing list message on Sunday, Linus Torvalds apologizes for a lifelong of outbursts and snappy retorts at developers that may have driven them away from the Linux project.
- September 17, 2018
- 07:10 AM
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Windows Systems Vulnerable to FragmentSmack, 90s-Like DoS Bug
Microsoft released a security advisory about a denial-of-service vulnerability that could render multiple versions of Windows completely unresponsive and has no mitigation factors, the company says.
- September 15, 2018
- 02:00 PM
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Microsoft Office 365 Customers Get Protection Against Malicious Macros
Microsoft extends support for its Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) to Office 365 client applications, offering protection against script-based threats at runtime.
- September 14, 2018
- 05:35 PM
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Illegal Patch Allows Easier Access to India's Aadhaar Biometric Database
Access to India's Aadhaar unique identity enrollment software is unrestricted to anyone for as much as $35 - the price of a debilitating patch for important security features.
- September 14, 2018
- 11:43 AM
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