BrowserFox variant High Stairs
Browsefox aka Sambreel aka Yontoo is a family of browser hijackers. When advertised they promise to “customize and enhance your...
CVE-2015-2502 Microsoft issues emergency patch for all versions of Windows
This is the second "critical" out-of-band patch issued in as many months. It's all Internet Explorer's fault -- again. Microsoft...
VW tried to hide hacking exploits on its cars
For 2 years VW tried to hide the exploits that made its cars hack-able . Now, many might be getting...
Lenovo stuffs laptops with a rootkit in the BIOS
Lenovo has sold laptops bundled with irremovable software that features a bonus exploitable security vulnerability. If the crapware is deleted,...
Androids still vulnerable, even after Google patch
Update flawed, new one needed for countless gadgets Google's security update to fix the Stagefright vulnerability in millions of Android...
Are you being tracked by your battery power levels.
A team of European security researchers has published a paper analyzing how the battery life of mobile devices could be used to track web...
Kali Linux 2.0 upgrade to Sana now available
We’re still buzzing and recovering from the Black Hat and DEF CON conferences where we finished presenting our new Kali...
Firefox 0day – CVE-2015-4495
Same origin violation and local file stealing via PDF reader Security researcher Cody Crews reported on a way to violate...
WordPress 4.2.4 Fixes Three XSS Vulnerabilities and One Potential SQL Injection
Six WordPress security bugs fixed in version 4.2.4 WordPress, the darling CMS of the open source community, has released moments...
BitDefender fails to encrypt usernames and passwords
BitDefender has compromised the details of around 250 users after a data breach revealed that it doesn't encrypt details of...
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,...
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...
