Road Warriors: Beware of ‘Video Jacking’
2016-08-13
A little-known feature of many modern smartphones is their ability to duplicate video on the device’s screen so that it also shows up on a much larger display — likeRead More →
New Scylex Banking Trojan Kit Surfaces on the Dark Web
2016-08-13
Scylex – “the next big thing” in terms of banking trojan. Threat-intel experts from Heimdal Security and the CSIS Security Group have uncovered a new banking trojan called Scylex, currently advertisedRead More →
New air-gap jumper covertly transmits data in hard-drive sounds
2016-08-12
“DiskFiltration” siphons data even when computers are disconnected from the Internet. Researchers have devised a new way to siphon data out of an infected computer even when it has been physicallyRead More →
An ATM hack and a PIN-pad hack show chip cards aren’t impervious to fraud
2016-08-12
The good news? Hacks are limited for now. The bad news? Hackers will get better. Security researchers are eager to poke holes in the chip-embedded credit and debit cards that haveRead More →
This Is What the World’s Spies Used Instead of MSN Messenger
2016-08-11
What do spies use to chat online? A terribly ugly Windows programme. At least, that’s what the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (made up of the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand andRead More →
Linux bug leaves USA Today, other top sites vulnerable to serious hijacking attacks
2016-08-11
“Off-path” attack means hackers can be anywhere with no man-in-the-middle needed. Computer scientists have discovered a serious Internet vulnerability that allows attackers to terminate connections between virtually any two partiesRead More →
Automated systems crawl the DarkWeb to find Zero-Days
2016-08-10
A team researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) is crawling the Darkweb searching for zero-days for Proactive Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence.Can finding zero-day vulnerabilities be as easy as crawling the Darkweb?Read More →
Risk From Linux Kernel Hidden in Windows 10 Exposed at Black Hat
2016-08-09
LAS VEGAS–Microsoft’s Windows 10 includes many innovative security features that are intended to help minimize risk and improve user experience. One such feature is Credential Guard, which aims to protectRead More →
Researchers crack open unusually advanced malware that hid for 5 years
2016-08-09
Espionage platform with more than 50 modules was almost certainly state sponsored. Security experts have discovered a malware platform that’s so advanced in its design and execution that it could probablyRead More →
How Robot Malware Brains Work
2016-08-08
Advances in software application development designed to protect us against malware evolve positively forward every day, yet the threat of cybercrime continues. But if we understand how ‘malware robots’ useRead More →
