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HTC phone stores fingerprints in easily accessible plaintext
Pressing a finger on your mobile phone’s fingerprint scanner has to be the easiest, most seamless way to unlock the device, and this is why more and more manufacturers …
The GasPot experiment: Hackers target gas tanks
Physically tampering with gasoline tanks is dangerous enough, given how volatile gas can be. Altering a fuel gauge can cause a tank to overflow, and a simple spark can set …
Vulnerabilities in 2015: 0-days, Android vs iOS, OpenSSL
Secunia has taken an early peek at the trend in vulnerabilities for 2015, and has presented the results at Black Hat USA 2015. Seven months into the year, the number of …
Easily exploitable Certifi-gate bug opens Android devices to hijacking
Check Point’s mobile security research team discovered a vulnerability in Android that affects phones, tablets and devices made by major manufacturers including LG, …
Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2015, part 2
The Black Hat USA 2015 conference is underway at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Take a peek at the happenings in the Business Hall.Featured vendors and …
GameOver Zeus gang boss also engaged in cyber espionage
Cyber crooks and cyber spies are often two distinct categories of attackers, but not always. Years-long research by the FBI, Fox-IT and Crowdstrike revealed that, at least in …
Zero-day disclosure-to-weaponization period cut in half
There’s no doubt about it: the batch of stolen information leaked in the wake of the Hacking Team breach was a boon for exploit kit developers.Not only did it contain a …
Android users rejoice! Security updates will be coming out faster
August 5, 2015, is the date that (hopefully) marks the beginning of one of the biggest positive changes in the Android ecosystem.Adrian Ludwig, Google’s lead engineer …
Corporate networks can be compromised via Windows Updates
Yesterday at Black Hat USA 2015, researchers from UK-based Context Information Security demonstrated how Windows Update can be abused for internal attacks on corporate …
Microsoft expands Bug Bounty programs, increases rewards
Microsoft is continually tweaking its Bug Bounty programs, and the latest step in this evolution has been announced on Wednesday at Black Hat USA 2015.“We are raising …
Identify and track sensitive corporate data in real-time
InfoGPS Networks revealed at Black Hat USA 2015 software able to identify, classify, and track sensitive data in real-time across the organization. “Cybersecurity software has …
Photo gallery: Black Hat USA 2015 Business Hall
The Black Hat USA 2015 conference is underway at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, and the “business” part of the conference is bustling. Featured …
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