Dell SonicWall equipment came with a hidden account. Security researchers have discovered six serious security issues that plague several Dell SonicWall products, one of which is a hidden account with easy-to-guessRead More →
Patch Tuesday wasn’t just about browser bugs. Microsoft has quietly killed a vulnerability that can be exploited to unlock ARM-powered Windows RT tablets and boot non-Redmond-approved operating systems. The Register hasRead More →
Macs targeted with new Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor trojan.Security researchers from Bitdefender have discovered a new malware family that opens a backdoor via the Tor network on Mac OS X systems. The malware’sRead More →
Company also doesn’t support encryption backdoors. Via a statement from Steve Grobman, Chief Technology Officer for Intel Security, Intel has denied claims made by hardware security expert Damien Zammit, who detailedRead More →
Users of the TeamViewer remote-access service have beencomplaining in recent weeks about how their systems have been hacked into, unauthorized purchases made on their cards, their bank accounts emptied. Initially itRead More →
Intel x86 CPUs Come with a Secret Backdoor That Nobody Can Touch or Disable. Hardware security expert Damien Zammit says that recent Intel x86 CPUs come with a secret subsystemRead More →
SECURITY FLAWS IN software can be tough to find. Purposefully planted ones—hidden backdoors created by spies or saboteurs—are often even stealthier. Now imagine a backdoor planted not in an application,Read More →
Crooks use your PC to hide their IP, funnel Web traffic. BackDoor.TeamViewer.49 is the name of a backdoor trojan discovered by Russian security vendor Dr.Web, who claims it will install theRead More →
Allwinner’s ARM Linux kernel includes “rootmydevice” code that gives apps root. Allwinner, a Chinese system-on-a-chip company that makes the processor used in many low-cost Android tablets, set-top boxes, ARM-based PCs,Read More →
Backdoors are typically designed to execute cybercriminals’ commands on the infected machine. As a rule, they are used to gain a remote access to the user’s private information. Recently, DoctorRead More →
