Operator of VirusTotal Like Malware-Scanning Service Jailed for 14 Years

The Hacker News Daily Updates Pen Testing Made Easy Avoiding your slice of the $6 trillion cyber crime cost Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Sep 24, 2018 Operator of VirusTotal Like Malware-Scanning Service Jailed for 14 Years A Latvian hacker behind the development and operation of counter antivirus service "Scan4You" has finally been sentenced to 14 years in prison. 37-year-old Ruslans Bondars, described as a Latvian "non-citizen" or "citizen of the former USSR who had been residing in Riga, Latvia," was found guilty ... Read More Twitter API Flaw Exposed Users Messages to Wrong Developers For Over a Year The security and privacy issues with APIs and third-party app developers are something that's not just Facebook is dealing with. A bug in Twitter's API inadvertently exposed some users' direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets to unauthorized third-party app developers who weren't supposed to ... Read More Researcher Discloses New Zero-Day Affecting All Versions of Windows A security researcher has publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in all supported versions of Microsoft Windows operating system (including server editions) after the company failed to patch a responsibly disclosed bug within the 120-days deadline. Discovered by Lucas Leong of the ... Read More Flaw in 4GEE WiFi Modem Could Leave Your Computer Vulnerable A high-severity vulnerability has been discovered in 4G-based wireless 4GEE Mini modem sold by mobile operator EE that could allow an attacker to run a malicious program on a targeted computer with the highest level of privileges in the system. The vulnerability—discovered by 20-year-old Osanda ... Read More UK Regulator Fines Equifax £500,000 Over 2017 Data Breach Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency Equifax has been issued a £500,000 fine by the UK's privacy watchdog for its last year's massive data breach that exposed personal and financial data of hundreds of millions of its customers. Yes, £500,000—that's the maximum fine allowed by the UK's ... Read More Pen Testing Made Easy Avoiding your slice of the $6 trillion cyber crime cost Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India