IoT Scale Flaws Enable Denial of Service, Privacy Issues
Flaws in this connected smart scale might give the diet-challenged a legitimate reason to be nervous. Continue reading IoT Scale Flaws Enable Denial of Service, Privacy Issues
Category Archives: man-in-the-middle attack
Volunteer Project Takes Down 100,000 Malware Distribution Sites
A community of volunteer researchers has managed to take down around 100,000 malware distribution websites over the past 10 months as part of a new URL blacklisting project. The initiative, called URLhaus, was launched last March by abuse.ch, a non-pr… Continue reading Volunteer Project Takes Down 100,000 Malware Distribution Sites
Critical RCE Flaw in Linux APT Allows Remote Attackers to Hack Systems
Just in time…
Some cybersecurity experts this week arguing over Twitter in favor of not using HTTPS and suggesting software developers to only rely on signature-based package verification, just because APT on Linux also does the same.
Ironically, a s… Continue reading Critical RCE Flaw in Linux APT Allows Remote Attackers to Hack Systems
U.S. Government Shutdown Leaves Dozens of .Gov Websites Vulnerable
As the shutdown continues into its 21st day, dozens of .gov websites haven’t renewed their TLS certificates. Continue reading U.S. Government Shutdown Leaves Dozens of .Gov Websites Vulnerable
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
Seven Russian cyberspies indicted for hacking, wire fraud, ID theft
“Bungling” Russian GRU operatives picked up by Dutch police, linked to OPCW and World Anti-Doping Agency hacks. Continue reading Seven Russian cyberspies indicted for hacking, wire fraud, ID theft
New Man-in-the-Disk attack leaves millions of Android phones vulnerable
Security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies have discovered a new attack vector against the Android operating system that could potentially allow attackers to silently infect your smartphones with malicious apps or launch denial of servic… Continue reading New Man-in-the-Disk attack leaves millions of Android phones vulnerable
Destructive and MiTM Capabilities of VPNFilter Malware Revealed
It turns out that the threat of the massive VPNFilter botnet malware that was discovered late last month is beyond what we initially thought.
Security researchers from Cisco’s Talos cyber intelligence have today uncovered more details about VPNFilter … Continue reading Destructive and MiTM Capabilities of VPNFilter Malware Revealed
Comcast Patches Router Bug That Leaked Some Wi-Fi Passwords
A bug in Comcast’s activation website for its Xfinity routers leaked sensitive customer data. Continue reading Comcast Patches Router Bug That Leaked Some Wi-Fi Passwords
Cloudflare Launches Publicly DNS-Over-HTTPS Service
Clouldflare launches DNS-over-HTTPS service called 1.1.1.1 that it says will be a “privacy-first” DNS service for consumers. Continue reading Cloudflare Launches Publicly DNS-Over-HTTPS Service