A tale of a DNS exploit: CVE-2015-7547
2016-03-04
This post was written by Marek Vavruša and Jaime Cochran, who found out they were both independently working on the same glibc vulnerability attack vectors at 3am last Tuesday. ARead More →
Triada Trojan Infects Android’s Zygote Core Process
2016-03-04
Kaspersky considers Triada a top Android threat. In the past month, mobile security companies have come across new Android trojans that rival, in terms of sophistication, many desktop viruses. The listRead More →
Russian Ransomware Encrypts Your Files and Then Speaks to You
2016-03-04
Cerber ransomware distributed as a Raas service. The latest addition to the ransomware spectrum is a new threat called Cerber that encrypts users files, and then provides a TTS (text-to-speech) featureRead More →
New attack steals secret crypto keys from Android and iOS phones
2016-03-04
Researcher-devised exploit threatens Bitcoin wallets and other high-value assets. Researchers have devised an attack on Android and iOS devices that successfully steals cryptographic keys used to protect Bitcoin wallets, Apple PayRead More →
$17 smartwatch includes a backdoor in the pairing app
2016-03-03
A group of researchers that analyzed security of a number of smart watches discovered a $17 smartwatch is sold with a backdoor in the pairing app. Be careful of cheap smartwatchRead More →
Sea Pirates Hacked Shipping Company to Plan Attacks, Find Valuable Cargo
2016-03-03
Sea pirates hire hacker to break into shipping company’s CMS. A curious case reported by Verizon’s RISK Team shows that even those lowly sea pirates chasing after cargo ships with oldRead More →
French Gov could fine Apple and Google €1m unless they hack mobile devices
2016-03-03
French Gov is thinking a law that would impose fines of €1 million on Apple and Google if they refused providing access users’data. Governments worldwide continue to intensify their pressureRead More →
Windows Built-In PDF Reader Exposes Edge Browser to Hacking
2016-03-03
WinRT PDF exposes users to drive-by attacks. WinRT PDF, the default PDF reader for Windows 10, opens Edge users to a new series of attacks that are incredibly similar to howRead More →
US DoD invites a restricted number of hackers to Hack the Pentagon
2016-03-03
Hack the Pentagon – DoD would invite outside hackers to test the cybersecurity of some public US Defense Department resources as part of a pilot initiative. Which is the bestRead More →
FBI Admits It Was a ‘Mistake’ to Reset San Bernardino Shooter’s iCloud Password
2016-03-02
FBI Director James Comey has admitted that investigators made a “mistake” after the shooting in San Bernardino when they reset the iCloud password associated with one of the shooters, SyedRead More →
