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Windows machines stop trusting Dell’s two unconstrained root CA certs

Microsoft has updated the Certificate Trust list for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows so that the two digital certificates (complete with inadvertently disclosed …

Hacktivists and cyber extortionists hit Greek, Russian, UAE banks

A number of “regular” and central banks across Europe, Russia and Asia have been targeted by cyber attackers.Last week, in the wake of Turkey downing a Russian …

VTech data breach gets worse: Children’s pictures and chat logs were also compromised

The hacker who breached VTech’s customer database and shared with the world the fact that the exploit was so easy anyone could do it (SQL injection), has found …

VPN protocol flaw allows attackers to discover users’ true IP address

The team running the Perfect Privacy VPN service has discovered a serious vulnerability that affects all VPN providers that offer port forwarding, and which can be exploited …

Spyware/adware combo masquerading as AnonyPlayer hits Android users

If you suddenly start seeing random advertisements popping up on your Android device, you have likely been infected with adware. But if you’re terribly unlucky, you …

Abysmal security practices by toy maker VTech result in massive data breach

Hong Kong-based electronic toy maker VTech has suffered a massive breach. The target was the Learning Lodge app store, from which registered users can download games, music, …

More than 900 embedded devices share hard-coded certs, SSH host keys

Embedded devices of some 50 manufacturers has been found sharing the same hard-coded X.509 certificates (for HTTPS) and SSH host keys, a fact that can be exploited by a …

MagSpoof: A device that spoofs credit cards, disables chip-and-PIN protection

Hacker and security researcher Samy Kamkar, who’s noted for being the author of the first Web 2.0 worm, creating zombie cookies, and USBdriveby, has now come out with a …

Amazon resets customers’ potentially compromised passwords

Has Amazon suffered a breach? We won’t know for sure until the company offers more information.So far, we known only what users affected by the data theft/leak incident …

Another root CA cert with key found on Dell’s machines

The main piece of news on Monday was that Dell’s desktop PCs and laptops shipped since August 2015 contain a root CA certificate (eDellRoot) complete with the private …

Vonteera adware blocks AVs, can install uninstallable Chrome extensions

The Vonteera adware family has been around for quite some time, but it is now slowly starting to cross the line between unwanted, potentially malicious software to outright …

Credential manager system used by Cisco, IBM, F5 has been breached

Pearson VUE, a provider of computer-based assessment testing for regulatory and certification boards, has announced that its Credential Manager system (PMC) has been …

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