0patch: Microscopic cures for big security holes
Software vulnerabilities are one of today’s most significant information security issues. Disclosing high profile vulnerabilities has become tremendously rewarding, to the …
Proactive threat hunting: Detect, isolate and eradicate
Organizations worldwide wait until they fall victim to a damaging cyber attack before engaging a provider of managed security services, or MSS, according to Raytheon. …
Vulnerabilities in Facebook Chat and Messenger exploitable with basic HTML knowledge
Check Point’s security research team has discovered vulnerabilities in Facebook’s standard online Chat function, and its separately downloaded Messenger app. The …
Flaws in Ubee router can facilitate attacks on connected networks
Researchers have discovered five critical vulnerabilities in Ubee EVW3226, a VoIP cable modem router used by operators across Europe, which can be exploited to compromise the …
789% year-over-year spike in malware and phishing
An analysis of phishing email campaigns from the first three months of 2016 has seen a 6.3 million increase in raw numbers, due primarily to a ransomware upsurge against the …
100 milion VK accounts put up for sale
Another “historic” mega breach has been revealed as someone who goes by the alias “Tessa88@exploit.im” has begun selling info tied to 100 milion VK …
Researchers hack the Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, shut off alarm remotely
Mitsubishi Outlander, a popular hybrid SUV sold around the world, can be easily broken into by attackers exploiting security weaknesses in the setup that allows the car to be …
Destructive BadBlock ransomware can be foiled
If you have been hit with ransomware, you want that malware to be BadBlock – but only if you haven’t restarted your computer. This particular malware is a …
Unsurprisingly, malware incidents set to grow
Up to half of US organizations have experienced malware attacks which have had a severe impact on their business operations, according to new research by IDG Connect. Forty …
Week in review: Windows 0day for sale, and lessons learned from 17 years as an infosec trainer
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: ICS-focused IRONGATE malware has some interesting tricks up its sleeve …
ICS-focused IRONGATE malware has some interesting tricks up its sleeve
FireEye researchers discovered a malware family that’s obviously meant to target ICS systems, but found no evidence that it was ever used in the wild. They were unable …
Malware devs scour GitHub for new ideas for bypassing Android security
Android malware developers are misusing techniques unearthed in GitHub projects to bypass security measures introduced in the latest versions of the mobile OS. GitHub, the …
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