Collaborate Disseminate
Google announced that it paid just north of half a million dollars to security researchers as part of the first year of its Android Security Rewards program. Continue reading Google’s Android Rewards Program Pays Out Half Million in First Year
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including a password issue at Github, the xDedic marketplace, and another Flash zero day. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, June 17, 2016
Privacy experts are arguing this week the FBI isn’t doing enough to safeguard the treasure trove of facial recognition photos in its possession. Continue reading Report: FBI Doing Poor Job Securing 411 Million Facial Recognition Photos
Like macros before it, attackers have been placing malicious code alongside object linking and embedding (OLE) code, along with well-formatted text and images, to spread malware and ransomware. Continue reading Like Macros Before It, Attackers Shifting to OLE to Spread Malware
Microsoft pushed out 16 bulletins on Tuesday, addressing 44 different vulnerabilities in its software, including Windows, Exchange Server, Office, Edge, and Internet Explorer.
Continue reading Microsoft June Patch Tuesday Fixes 44 Vulnerabilities
Researchers this week claim they’ve noticed a new strain of ransomware unlike any they’ve seen prior – a type composed entirely of JavaScript. Continue reading RAA Ransomware Composed Entirely of JavaScript
Certificate authority Let’s Encrypt blamed a bug for accidentally disclosing the email addresses of a couple thousand of its users this weekend. Continue reading Let’s Encrypt Accidentally Spills 7,600 User Emails
More than a year after hackers managed to manipulate the system the Internal Revenue Service has reinstated its Get Transcript service. Continue reading One Year After Hack, IRS Debuts Updated Get Transcript Service
The news from the week is discussed, including how recent data breaches have fed off password reuse and how a university paid $20K after a ransomware attack. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, June 10, 2016
Officials at the University of Calgary admitted they paid $20,000 CDN this week to rid its system of ransomware. Continue reading University of Calgary Pays $20K Following Ransomware Attack