Intel x86 CPUs Come with a Secret Backdoor That Nobody Can Touch or Disable. Hardware security expert Damien Zammit says that recent Intel x86 CPUs come with a secret subsystemRead More →
Repository’s own account data not breached, affected passwords reset. On June 14, someone using what appears to have been a list of e-mail addresses and passwords obtained from the breach ofRead More →
Sysadmins should disable OLE object execution. Malware coders have found a macro-like infection method that abuses the Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) system to trick users into running malicious scripts.Read More →
A researcher in China has discovered a design flaw in Microsoft Windows that affects all versions of the operating system—including Windows 10—and lets an attacker hijack a victim organization’s networkRead More →
Man arrested after Mossack Fonseca filed official complaint. An IT manager for Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca was arrested yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland, on suspicion of data theft, Swiss newspaper LeRead More →
Even where users have chosen strong passwords and taken extrasecurity measures, their Facebook FB -0.29% accounts are not safe from hackers. Researchers have proven just that by taking control of a FacebookRead More →
Over the last two years, deep in the slums of the Internet, a different kind of underground market has flourished. The short, cryptic name perhaps doesn’t say much about it:Read More →
In the coming age of autonomous cars, connected cars, and cars that can communicate with each other, the city’s infrastructure, our phones, and the entire internet of things, data securityRead More →
Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according toRead More →
Vpon is one of many mobile ad SDKs marketed towards mainland Chinese and Taiwanese developers and app users. Recently, FireEye mobile security researchers identified a branch of Vpon ad SDKRead More →
