Certain MediaTek phones contain a dangerous debug backdoor
MediaTek may not be on the short list of SoC companies whose chips you seek out when buying a new phone, but the company’s latest components have delivered some solidRead More →
MediaTek may not be on the short list of SoC companies whose chips you seek out when buying a new phone, but the company’s latest components have delivered some solidRead More →
Scans for Fortinet devices have intensified. An unknown group has been scanning the Internet for old Fortinet equipment that includes a secret SSH backdoor account that can be exploited to takeRead More →
Highly privileged account could be used to hack customers’ networks, researchers warn. A company that supplies audio-visual and building control equipment to the US Army, the White House, and otherRead More →
This is how a $30 D-Link webcam can be converted into a backdoor. Researchers at US security firm Vectra Networks have hacked a ‘tiny’ D-Link web camera and demonstrated how it canRead More →
The stolen Bitcoin & Litecoin were worth over $5.7 million. Cryptsy, a website for trading Bitcoin, Litecoin, and other smaller crypto-currencies, announced a security incident, accusing the developer of Lucky7Coin ofRead More →
Researchers contradict Juniper claim that Dual_EC_DRBG weakness couldn’t be exploited. Juniper Networks, which last month made the startling announcement its NetScreen line of firewalls contained unauthorized code that can surreptitiouslyRead More →
With the year-end shopping season over, many consumers now have new various smart gadgets in their homes. One particularly popular usage of this so-called Internet of Things (IoT) are smart TVs. TheseRead More →
FireEye security equipment can be compromised, Google finds. Two security researchers working for Google have discovered a simple method of compromising FireEye security products, which, ironically, are installed to prevent aRead More →
Experts at FireEye have discovered a stealthy botnet relying on a backdoor called LATENTBOT has compromised companies around. Experts at FireEye have discovered a stealthy botnet relying on a backdoor called LATENTBOTRead More →
The poorly thought-out and crude surveillance technique could have a devastating effect on the country’s internet security. In less than a month, Kazakhstan will begin enforcing a new law thatRead More →