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A remote code execution bug in Ubuntu Desktop was patched; the vulnerability affected all default installations of Quantal version 12.10 and later. Continue reading Remote Code Execution Bug Found in Ubuntu Quantal
An exploit kit called DNSChanger is attacking routers, not browsers, through a malvertising campaign. Continue reading DNSChanger Exploit Kit Hijacks Routers, Not Browsers
Open source and third-party software bugs haunt even the best developers’ projects, despite the industry’s best efforts to avoid them. Continue reading Code Reuse a Peril for Secure Software Development
Google Tuesday disclosed the contents of eight National Security Letters it received between 2010 and 2015, becoming the latest company under reforms afforded by the USA Freedom Act to do so. Continue reading Google Discloses Contents of Eight National Security Letters
Hackers are mining Zcash cryptocurrency surreptitiously on PCs infected with cleverly named programs such as system.exe, taskmngr.exe and svchost.exe. Continue reading Zcash Spurs Rash of Malicious Mining Software
KFC Corporation warned 1.2 million of its UK-based Colonel’s Club members to reset their passwords after 30 members were targeted in an attack. Continue reading KFC Warns 1.2 Million UK Customers of Colonel’s Club Breach
German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp said it’s working with authorities to investigate a data breach of unspecified amount of internal data. Continue reading German Industrial Giant Victim of Cyber Espionage
Researchers say they have uncovered a ransomware sample that is still under development that comes with a novel and nasty twist. Infected victims of the ransomware, known as Popcorn Time, have the option to either pay-up or they can opt to infect two others using a referral link. If the two new ransomware targets pay […] Continue reading Ransomware Gives Free Decryption Keys to Victims Who Infect Others
Two German researchers are calling into question the security afforded by AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization feature debuting in the chip maker’s upcoming Zen server chips. Continue reading Researchers Question Security in AMD’s Upcoming Zen Chips
Locus Energy has patched 100,000 of its residential and commercial power meters that were vulnerable to command injection attacks and code execution. Continue reading Solar Power Firm Patches Meters Vulnerable to Command Injection Attacks