Exploit switches off Microsoft EMET’s protection features
By leveraging and modifying a “semi-random public exploit” researchers have managed to deactivate all protection features of the latest version of …
“Secure” UK hotel booking site leaking customer data
An infosec consultant looking to book a hotel via HotelHippo.com, owned by HotelStayUK, has ultimately discovered that the website is definitely not to be trusted with private …
Bug in WordPress plugin allows unauthorized file upload
WordPress users who also use the MailPoet plugin are urged to update it as soon as possible, as all versions but the latest one are plagued with a critical flaw that could …
Microsoft hardens encryption for Outlook, OneDrive
Microsoft is making good on the promises they made last December, when they announced that they will – among other things – strengthen the encryption of customer …
Legitimate No-IP users still affected by Microsoft’s domain takeover
When Microsoft seized control of 23 free domain names usually controlled by dynamic DNS service No-IP on Monday, it disrupted malware networks used by cybercriminals to infect …
Physical location of data will become increasingly irrelevant
The physical location of data still matters, but will become increasingly irrelevant and will be replaced by a combination of legal location, political location and logical …
Facebook SDK flaw allows unauthorized access to Facebook accounts
MetaIntell has uncovered a significant security vulnerability in the Facebook SDK (V3.15.0) for both iOS and Android. Dubbed Social Login Session Hijacking, when exploited …
Geodo infostealer gets help from worm
The distribution potential of the infamous Cridex infostealer (also known as Feodo or Bugat) just went up a notch, as a new version of the malware works in conjunction with a …
IEEE launches Anti-Malware Support Service
IEEE announced the launch of IEEE Anti-Malware Support Service (AMSS). A new service from IEEE Standards Association’s (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections Security Group …
Worldwide IT spending to grow 2.1 percent in 2014
Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.7 trillion in 2014, a 2.1 percent increase from last year, however, this grow rate is down from earlier projections of 3.2 percent …
Western energy companies hit by state-sponsored hackers
Symantec researchers have confirmed the findings of their colleagues at F-Secure, who have been monitoring the spreading of the Havex malware family, and have put them in a …
Microsoft disrupts malware networks and APT operations
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit struck again, and was allowed to seize 23 free domain names in an effort to strike a fatal blow to malware delivery networks run by a …
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