Short Bytes: At the OpenStack Summit, the ex-NSA contractor talked about the downsides of proprietary software and their threat to people’s privacy. Snowden promotes the use of open source softwareRead More →
The audio driver installed on some HP laptops includes a feature that could best be described as a keylogger, which records all the user’s keystrokes and saves the information toRead More →
The Sednit group, also known as APT28, Fancy Bear and Sofacy, is a group of attackers operating since at least 2004 and whose main objective is to steal confidential informationRead More →
Researchers have identified a strain of cookie stealing malware injected into a legitimate JavaScript file, that masquerades as a WordPress core domain. Cesar Anjos, a security analyst at Sucuri, aRead More →
Apple has recently fixed an iCloud Keychain vulnerability that could have been exploited by hackers to steal sensitive data from iCloud users. The flaw allowed hackers to run man-in-the-middle (MitM)Read More →
Today we are going to take a quick look at a new ransomware called RSAUtil that was discovered by Emsisoft malware researcher xXToffeeXx. RSAUtil is distributed by the developer hacking into remote desktop servicesRead More →
I am trying something new where I will post in brief articles about new ransomware as they are released. Many of these ransomware infections do not warrant a full article, butRead More →
Telnet security flaw fix finally lands – or just use SSH, yeah? Cisco has patched a critical security flaw in its switches that can be potentially exploited by miscreants toRead More →
Despite the information being deemed classified, the number is now out thanks to Senator Feinstein’s mistake. The FBI won’t reveal how exactly it managed to break into the iPhone ofRead More →
Hikvision, a Chinese manufacturer of video surveillance equipment, recently patched a backdoor in a slew of its cameras that could have made it possible for a remote attacker to gainRead More →
