To keep Friday's story fun, I covered an incident that involves both gaming and infosec. Attackers have already created a malicious version of the popular Pokemon Go app. If you're an Android user trying to download Pokemon Go from non-official sources, this story is no joke. Watch below to learn more. (Episode Runtime: 3:16 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Eleanor Mac Backdoor – Daily Security Byte EP. 284
Many Mac users think they're immune to malware, but unfortunately that's untrue. Though Windows malware variants still greatly outweigh Apple ones, Mac malware is starting to appear more regularly. Today's Byte video covers a new Mac trojan discovered by Bitdefender, and what you can do to avoid it. (Episode Runtime: 3:04 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]
Steam Stealers – Daily Security Byte EP. 235
If you're a Steam gamer, your credentials and library are a hot commodity on the Internet underground. Watch Friday's video to learn about Steal Stealers, and how to avoid them. (Episode Runtime: 3:06) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YqXzqao1pQ EPISODE REFERENCES: Steam Stealers research report [PDF] - Kaspersky Steal Stealers article - … [Read more...]
Linux Distro Backdoored – Daily Security Byte EP. 220
It would suck to have your website hacked, and your user database stolen by malicious attackers. However, can you imagine those attackers also creating a backdoored version of your software, and distributing it among your customer from your very own site? Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened Linux Mint, the makers of a popular Linux distribution. Watch today's episode to … [Read more...]
#OpNasaDrones Hack – Daily Security Byte EP. 210
A hacking group calling themselves AnonSec claims to have hacked NASA's network, and shared a 250GB dump of NASA drone data to back up the claim. Meanwhile, NASA says the data is public, and claims they can't find evidence of a breach. Whether or not AnonSec's story is fiction, I think you can learn from it. Watch today's Byte episode to learn how. (Episode Runtime: … [Read more...]