Cerberus Enters the Android Malware Rental Scene
The mobile banking trojan has a few unusual features and bears watching, researchers said. Continue reading Cerberus Enters the Android Malware Rental Scene
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4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
Grindr, Romeo, Recon and 3fun were found to expose users’ exact locations, just by knowing a user name. Continue reading 4 Dating Apps Pinpoint Users’ Precise Locations – and Leak the Data
Gamers Beware: Zero-Day in Steam Client Affects All Windows Users
An elevation-of-privilege bug allows attackers to run any program on a target machine with high privileges. Continue reading Gamers Beware: Zero-Day in Steam Client Affects All Windows Users
DEF CON 2019: Delta ICS Flaw Allows Total Industrial Takeover
The bug exists in a controller that oversees HVAC, lighting, sensor and alarm systems, to name a few. Continue reading DEF CON 2019: Delta ICS Flaw Allows Total Industrial Takeover
State Farm Falls Victim to Credential-Stuffing Attack
The insurance giant serves at least 83 million U.S. households. Continue reading State Farm Falls Victim to Credential-Stuffing Attack
Black Hat 2019: Addressing Supply-Chain Risk Starts with People, Microsoft Says
LAS VEGAS – Supply-chain attacks have nabbed headlines lately thanks to high-profile incidents like the Wipro news last April, where attackers were able to compromise the staffing agency’s network and pivot to their customers. That incident point… Continue reading Black Hat 2019: Addressing Supply-Chain Risk Starts with People, Microsoft Says
Critical RCE Bug Found Lurking in Avaya VoIP Phones
The vulnerability is a decade old with a public exploit, yet remained unpatched in one of the phone giant’s most popular models. Continue reading Critical RCE Bug Found Lurking in Avaya VoIP Phones
Ransomware Sees Triple-Digit Spike in Corporate Detections
A pair of reports released at Black Hat mark the huge shift away from targeting consumers. Continue reading Ransomware Sees Triple-Digit Spike in Corporate Detections
The Threat in the Cloud: Phishing Abuses Amazon AWS S3 Buckets
An ongoing campaign is hosting its phishing landing pages on enterprise-class public cloud storage services — a nascent trend meant to throw defenders off. Continue reading The Threat in the Cloud: Phishing Abuses Amazon AWS S3 Buckets
DEF CON 2019: 35 Bugs in Office Printers Offer Hackers an Open Door
A raft of bugs in six popular models can allow a hacker to wreak havoc on a corporate network. Continue reading DEF CON 2019: 35 Bugs in Office Printers Offer Hackers an Open Door