Update now! WordPress 5.0.1 release fixes seven flaws
Don’t delay, update your Wordpress website today. Continue reading Update now! WordPress 5.0.1 release fixes seven flaws
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Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s December 2018 Patch Tuesday is here
If you find patching security flaws strangely satisfying, you’re in luck – Microsoft’s and Adobe’s December Patch Tuesdays have arrived with plenty for the dedicated updater to get stuck into. Continue reading Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s December 2018 Patch Tuesday is here
Text CAPTCHAs easily beaten by neural networks
As CAPTCHA-haters know to their frequent irritation, the death of the text-based Completely Automated Procedures for Telling Computers and Humans Apart tends to be exaggerated. Continue reading Text CAPTCHAs easily beaten by neural networks
Dark web goldmine busted by Europol
What’s the safest way to buy counterfeit banknotes? Not on the dark web market, as 235 people have just discovered to their cost. Continue reading Dark web goldmine busted by Europol
Android click fraud apps mimic Apple iPhones to boost revenue
SophosLabs has uncovered a click fraud campaign in which malicious Android apps masquerade as being hosted on Apple devices to earn rewards. Continue reading Android click fraud apps mimic Apple iPhones to boost revenue
Flash zero-day exploit spotted – patch now!
If you’re among the holdouts still running Flash, you have some more updating homework to do. Continue reading Flash zero-day exploit spotted – patch now!
Patch now (if you can!): Latest Android update fixes clutch of RCE flaws
Android’s December security bulletin arrived this week with another decent crop of vulnerabilities to add to the patching list for devices running version 7.0 Nougat to version 9.0 Pie, including Pixel users. Continue reading Patch now (if you can!): Latest Android update fixes clutch of RCE flaws
Quora.com admits data breach affecting 100 million accounts
Hackers have compromised data from the accounts of 100 million users of question and answer site Quora.com. Continue reading Quora.com admits data breach affecting 100 million accounts
Bleichenbacher’s CAT puts another scratch in TLS
Researchers demonstrate Cache-like ATacks against RSA key exchange. Continue reading Bleichenbacher’s CAT puts another scratch in TLS
Router attack exploits UPnP and NSA malware to target PCs
The UPnProxy router compromise uncovered earlier in 2018 is now being used to attack computers on networks connected to the same gateways. Continue reading Router attack exploits UPnP and NSA malware to target PCs