Zeljka Zorz
Researchers release BadUSB attack code
When, two months ago, researchers from German security consultancy SR Labs demonstrated a new and potentially very deadly class of attacks executed via malware injected in the …
Researchers test EMET 5 protections, find them wanting
Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) has once again failed to stop an attack mounted by researchers working with Offensive Security, the company …
New OS X backdoor malware roping Macs into botnet
New malware targeting Mac machines, opening backdoors on them and roping them into a botnet currently numbering around 17,000 zombies has been spotted and analyzed by malware …
Local US cops distributing questionable, unsafe spyware to families
A few days after the creator of the StealthGenie application has been indicted in what is the first-ever criminal case concerning the advertisement and sale of a mobile device …
California toughens breach notification law
California Governor Edmund Brown has signed on Tuesday new legislation that will strengthen privacy and consumer protections in the state. The new set of bills will, among …
Researchers unearth Xsser mRAT, Chinese iOS spyware
Researchers looking into the mobile malware attack directed against Hong Kong protesters using Android devices have discovered that the attackers can also target iOS device …
Joomla update fixes high risk bug that could lead to site compromise
The developer team behind the popular open-source content management system Joomla is urging users to update the software to the latest version – v3.3.6 (or v3.2.7 for …
Google triples Chrome bug bounties
Google has announced another change in its Chrome bug bounty: the maximum reward per bug has been tripled, and now stands at $15,000. “Due in part to our collaboration …
Hong Kong protesters hit with malware, turn to “off-the-grid” chat app
The pro-democracy protests started by Hong Kong students’ and backed by the Occupy Central protesters (Central is the name of Hong Kong’s financial district) are …
FBI will share its Malware Investigator portal with businesses
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that its internal Malware Investigator portal – previously available only to law enforcement and government entities …
Apple patches Shellshock bug in OS X
Apple has finally released a security update for OS X that will close up the critical remote code execution Shellshock bug found in the GNU Bash UNIX shell. The update …
Bash Shellshock bug: More attacks, more patches
As vendors scramble to issue patches for the GNU Bash Shellshock bug and companies rush to implement them, attackers around the world are probing systems for the hole it …
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