Hackers: We Will Remotely Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom
2017-03-21
“I just want my money,” one of the hackers said. A hacker or group of hackers is apparently trying to extort Apple over alleged access to a large cache ofRead More →
Some Dark Web ‘Crackdowns’ Are Just Hot Air
2017-03-20
Law enforcement agencies across the world are targeting the dark web. Whether that’s through undercover buys of illegal weapons, or deploying malware to catch suspected pedophiles, cops have spent theRead More →
New (but Old) Technique Hijacks User Sessions on All Windows Versions
2017-03-20
A security researcher has detailed a way to log into any account on the same computer, even without knowing its password. The trick works on all Windows versions, doesn’t requireRead More →
Ubiquiti Devices Exposed to Hacking via 20-Years-Old PHP Version
2017-03-17
Some Ubiquiti network device models can be hacked thanks to an unpatched vulnerability, allowing attackers to gain control over the device, or use it as a pivot point in theRead More →
Researchers Find Vulnerability in WhatsApp and Telegram’s Web Clients
2017-03-16
WhatsApp and Telegram have patched their respective web clients against a common security flaw discovered by researchers from Israeli firm Check Point, a security issue that would have allowed anRead More →
New smartphone threat: Now attackers can use sound to hack your device
2017-03-15
Don’t assume you can trust the hardware sensors in your phone and other connected devices, researchers warn. Researchers have shown that a malicious music file can trick an accelerometer intoRead More →
“Super Malware” Steals Encryption Keys from Intel SGX Enclaves
2017-03-13
In a research paper published at the end of February, a team of five scientists from the Graz University of Technology has described a novel method of leaking data fromRead More →
Android Patched to Protect Users from Getting Hacked via Headphones Connector
2017-03-11
The Android Security Bulletin for March 2017 contains a bugfix for a unique security flaw exploitable via the headphones audio connector that could be leveraged to leak data from theRead More →
Researchers Break MAC Address Randomization and Track 100% of Test Devices
2017-03-10
For many years, MAC Address Randomization was slated as the next big thing for protecting user privacy on the modern Internet. The standard, which works by deploying a new MACRead More →
Multiple vulnerabilities discovered in DNA sequencing web-application
2017-03-09
Shorebreak Security penetration testers discovered seven serious vulnerabilities in the dnaLIMS web application during the course of a blackbox penetration test for a customer. Shorebreak notified the vendor, who appears toRead More →
