Critical Netgear Bug Impacts Flagship Nighthawk Router
Dozens of routers are patched by Netgear as it snuffs out critical, high and medium severity flaws. Continue reading Critical Netgear Bug Impacts Flagship Nighthawk Router
Author Archives: Tom Spring
Let’s Encrypt to Revoke Millions of TLS Certs
On Wednesday millions of Transport Layer Security certificates will be revoked because of a Certificate Authority Authorization bug. Continue reading Let’s Encrypt to Revoke Millions of TLS Certs
Google’s War on Android App Permissions, 60 Percent Successful
An automated Google warning to Android app developers regarding mobile app permissions has cut the number of requests in half. Continue reading Google’s War on Android App Permissions, 60 Percent Successful
Google Patches Chrome Browser Zero-Day Bug, Under Attack
Google patches zero-day bug tied to memory corruptions found inside the Chrome browser’s open-source JavaScript and Web Assembly engine, called V8. Continue reading Google Patches Chrome Browser Zero-Day Bug, Under Attack
Apple Takes Heat Over ‘Vulnerable’ iOS Cut-and-Paste Data
Software developer builds a malicious proof-of-concept iOS app that can read data temporarily saved to the device’s clipboard. Continue reading Apple Takes Heat Over ‘Vulnerable’ iOS Cut-and-Paste Data
Hacker Scheme Threatens AdSense Customers with Account Suspension
Scam threatens to flood sites using Google’s banner-ad program with bot and junk traffic if owners don’t pay $5K in bitcoin. Continue reading Hacker Scheme Threatens AdSense Customers with Account Suspension
SMS Phishing Campaign Targets Mobile Bank App Users in North America
Customers of RBC, HSBC, TD, Meridian, BNC and Chase are targeted in latest attack. Continue reading SMS Phishing Campaign Targets Mobile Bank App Users in North America
New Lemon Duck Malware Campaign Targets IoT, Large Manufacturers
Malware campaign targets global manufacturers that are still dependent on Windows 7 subsystems to run fleets of IoT endpoints. Continue reading New Lemon Duck Malware Campaign Targets IoT, Large Manufacturers
Two Critical Android Bugs Get Patched in February Update
As part of its February bug fixes, Google is patching a critical severity remote code execution vulnerability and an information disclosure bug. Continue reading Two Critical Android Bugs Get Patched in February Update
AZORult Campaign Adopts Novel Triple-Encryption Technique
Popular trojan is sneaking its way onto PCs via malspam campaign that uses three levels of encryption to sneak past cyber defenses. Continue reading AZORult Campaign Adopts Novel Triple-Encryption Technique