KimDotcom’ Megaupload, the popular website seized by feds 5 years ago and currently managed by the FBI is serving adult content. Sometimes really bizarre things happen and it is difficultRead More →
New WiKey attack can compromise passwords via WiFi signals. It is theoretically possible to accurately detect keystrokes using the Wi-Fi signals from a plain router, scientists from Michigan State University andRead More →
Let’s get into the nitty-gritty. The only way you can reset your password on Facebook (if you’ve forgotten one) is through entering a 6 digit passcode. Well that’s 10⁶ =Read More →
Opera, which recently agreed to sell its browser business to a Chinese consortium, has reset user passwords for one of its services after its servers were breached by hackers this week. The companyRead More →
St. Jude Medical declares claim of vulnerability “false and misleading.” Trading in the stock of medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical was halted Friday afternoon after a dramatic drop in itsRead More →
Exploiting server side bugs is a jackpot for hackers. Users tend to keep their data in one big pot – the server. This allows attackers to focus on one target,Read More →
The Domino Ransomware is a new infection discovered by Daniel Gallagher and Michael Gillespie that is based off of the Hidden Tear open-source ransomware project. What makes this variant interesting is that it pretendsRead More →
As the uptake of SSL grows, Tim Blombery, systems engineer at A10 Networks, said threat actors are increasingly leveraging SSL-based encryption to hide malicious activity. As usage of Secure SocketsRead More →
New MIME confusion attack mitigations added to Firefox 50. Starting with Firefox 50, the browser will feature improved mitigation against MIME confusion attacks, preventing a threat actor from disguising malicious codeRead More →
HTTPS and VPN traffic broken with new semi-practical attack. Two scientists from the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) have published new research that details an attackRead More →
