Zimperium, the mobile security company that discovered the Stagefright bug in the summer of 2015, announced yesterday its intention to buy fully-working exploits for former Android and iOS zero-days. Zero-daysRead More →
A group of researchers from the University Alliance Ruhr has found a cross-site printing bug in the old PostScript language. Popular printer models manufactured by Dell, Brother, Konica, Samsung, HP, and LexmarkRead More →
An unidentified hacker reportedly breached the XBOX 360 and PlayStation Portable ISO forums compromising 2.5 million gamer accounts. The breaches occurred approximately around September 2015 and compromised email addresses, accountRead More →
Malicious Word document with ‘Russian doll’ technique targets NATO countries. Security researchers have identified a hacking campaign seemingly targeted at NATO members, which employs a sophisticated method to infect victimsRead More →
Religious beliefs, political leanings, and medical conditions are up for grabs. OAKLAND, Calif.—In the beginning, people hacked phones. In the decades to follow, hackers turned to computers, smartphones, Internet-connected securityRead More →
Thousands of internet-connected printers could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data, as well as passwords that could allow further compromise of a network. New research published by academics hasRead More →
An iPhone serial number hack could explain why Apple killed its iCloud Activation Lock checker. Apple’s decision to remove its Activation Lock status checker from iCloud may have been becauseRead More →
Today, at the USENIX Enigma conference, Facebook engineers announced a new mechanism for recovering access to lost online accounts, which relies on the cooperation between different online services. Called DelegatedRead More →
In the past week, two security firms, Dr.Web and Emsisoft, suffered DDoS attacks at the hands of cyber-criminals who attempted to bring down their websites as payback for meddling withRead More →
Programming blunders allow miscreants to snatch home gateways’ admin passwords. Researchers are warning of a serious security hole that can be exploited to hijack potentially hundreds of thousands of NetgearRead More →
