Security flaw can render an Android device temporarily useless
Days after a security flaw in Android's media playback system Stagefright was publicly revealed, threatening nearly a billion Android devices,...
Month: July 2015
Major Android Security Flaw: 1 Billion Devices vulnerable
Got an Android phone? Then read on - your beloved smartphone could be at risk from an alarmingly easy hack. The...
DefCon Hackers Cracked Brink’s Safe in 60 Seconds
Gone in 60 seconds. Security researchers will demonstrate at DefCon on August 8 how they can crack a modern Brink's...
Former heads of NSA, DHS think crypto backdoors are stupid, and they are!
"Requiring people to build a vulnerability may be a strategic mistake." Michael Chertoff, the former head of the Department of...
Microsoft Calls Windows 10 the ‘Most Secure Windows Ever’
With days before Windows 10's official release, Microsoft details some of the many security features aimed at keeping users and...
Gamer’s Steaming Over Dumb Valve Password Vulnerability
Over the weekend, game publisher Valve patched a vulnerability that let user accounts have their passwords reset without proper validation....
Anonymous Hacks US Census Bureau
Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a cyber-attack on the US Census Bureau which resulted in the posting of personal employee...
HP has outlined four exploits plaguing the mobile version of Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is still one of the most used browsers in the world. The fact that it comes pre-installed on...
Dharma – Generation-based Context-free Grammar Fuzzing Tool
Dharma is a tool used to create test cases for fuzzing of structured text inputs, such as markup and script....
Feds still use DOS and Windows 97!!
1/2 TRILLION spent on IT upgrades, but IRS, Feds still use DOS, Windows 97 President Obama's team has spent more...
Unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer
Security researchers published limited details about four unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer because Microsoft has not moved quickly enough to...
uTorrent is being blocked by Google Chrome and anti-virus vendors
uTorrent is a firm favorite when it comes to BitTorrent clients, making its money through in-app ads and bundled software...
Google Patches 43 Vulnerabilities With Release of Chrome 44
Google has updated the stable channel of Chrome to version 44.0.2403.89. In addition to new features, which Google plans to...
Hacking Team at it again. Look what the drone dragged in.
HACKING TEAM AND BOEING SUBSIDIARY INSITU , ENVISIONED DRONES DEPLOYING SPYWARE. There are lots of ways that government spies can attack your...
njRAT : Uncovered
In the past thirty days an increase attack activity has been observed using the "njRAT" malware. This remote access trojan...
Hackers figure out how to seize control of a car from anywhere
A pair of well-known hackers have proven that they can take over a car's vital functions--including brakes and acceleration--from anywhere...
Have you been infected with Hacking Teams Malware?
Worried that you might have been targeted with Hacking Team spyware, but don't know how to find out for sure?...
Gigamon launches security delivery platform for visibility into malicious network traffic
A company known for visibility for network management launches a cyber security tool with a similar approach. If you're familiar...
Microsoft : One BILLION PCs left open to HACKERS
Microsoft Windows users have been told to download a security patch IMMEDIATELY following the discovery of a "critical" security flaw...
Hackers threaten to leak sexual fantasies of cheaters
Toronto hackers threatened to leak details including the credit card information, nude photos and sexual fantasies of as many as...
Ashley Madison hackers threaten to expose names and sexual fantasies of 37 million adulterers
Ashley Madison, a dating website created for relationship cheating, has had its entire 37-million user database seized by hackers -...
Windows 10’s Wi-Fi Sense draws security concerns
With Microsoft's Wi-Fi Sense, people connect to open Wi-Fi networks. But does simplifying the connection process increase the peril? Some...
You Have 7 Minutes to Decide
On average, an IT executive has only seven minutes to determine whether their organization is under attack. This is according...
Over 4.5m records exposed as UCLA Health and CVS Health’s photo service hacked
University of California (UCLA) Health, which runs four hospitals, and drug retailer CVS Health’s photo service had millions of individuals’...
