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Symantec wants to see the encrypted Web grow and will offer free basic SSL/TLS certificates to domain owners through Web hosting companies that join its new Encryption Everywhere program.The company has already signed partnerships with more than ten… Continue reading Symantec partners with hosting providers to offer free TLS certificates to website owners
Adobe Systems released new versions of Flash Player in order to fix 18 critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take over computers, including one flaw that’s already targeted by attackers.”Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for C… Continue reading Emergency Flash Player patch fixes actively exploited vulnerability
Adobe Systems released new versions of Flash Player in order to fix 18 critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take over computers, including one flaw that’s already targeted by attackers.
“Adobe is aware of a report that an exploit for… Continue reading Emergency Flash Player patch fixes actively exploited vulnerability
Cisco Systems has patched high-impact vulnerabilities in several of its cable modem and residential gateway devices that are distributed by some ISPs to their customers.The embedded Web server in the Cisco Cable Modem with Digital Voice models DPC22… Continue reading Cisco patches serious flaws in cable modems and home gateways
The KeRanger file-encrypting ransomware program for Mac OS X contains crypto flaws that could allow users to recover their files without paying cybercriminals.
According to researchers from antivirus firm Bitdefender, KeRanger is based on another ransomware program, called Linux.Encoder, that first appeared in November and targeted Linux-based Web servers.
The first three versions of Linux.Encoder had flaws in their cryptographic implementations that allowed the Bitdefender researchers to create tools that could be used to decrypt files affected by the malicious program.
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The KeRanger file-encrypting ransomware program for Mac OS X contains crypto flaws that could allow users to recover their files without paying cybercriminals.
According to researchers from antivirus firm Bitdefender, KeRanger is based on another ransomware program, called Linux.Encoder, that first appeared in November and targeted Linux-based Web servers.
The first three versions of Linux.Encoder had flaws in their cryptographic implementations that allowed the Bitdefender researchers to create tools that could be used to decrypt files affected by the malicious program.
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Continue reading Mac ransomware KeRanger has flaws that could let users recover files
Google has published an interactive questionnaire that companies can use to assess the security practices of their suppliers or to review and improve their own security programs.The Vendor Security Assessment Questionnaire (VSAQ) is a Web-based appl… Continue reading Google offers app to help companies assess their vendors’ security
Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that have sprung up in recent years have become a magnet for cybercriminals, to the point where some of them host more malicious domains than legitimate ones.Spamhaus, an organization that monitors spam, botnet and … Continue reading Maintainers of new generic top level domains have a hard time keeping abuse in check
Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that have sprung up in recent years have become a magnet for cybercriminals, to the point where some of them host more malicious domains than legitimate ones.Spamhaus, an organization that monitors spam, botnet and … Continue reading Maintainers of new generic top level domains have a hard time keeping abuse in check
Romania’s highest court has approved the temporary extradition of a convicted hacker accused of breaking into the email and social media accounts of a Bush family member and U.S. government officials.
The court ruled Friday that Romanian national Marcel Lehel Lazăr will be extradited to the U.S. for a maximum of 18 months to face charges brought against him there.
Lazăr was indicted in June 2014 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, accused of hacking into the email and social media accounts of high-profile victims including a family member of two former U.S. presidents, a former U.S. Cabinet member, a former member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a former presidential adviser.
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