Stealthy Google Play apps recorded calls and stole e-mails and texts
Company expels 20 advanced surveillance apps installed on ~100 devices. Continue reading Stealthy Google Play apps recorded calls and stole e-mails and texts
Category Archives: Technology Lab
Microsoft expands bug bounty program to cover any Windows flaw
Now every part of Windows is covered by a bug bounty scheme. Continue reading Microsoft expands bug bounty program to cover any Windows flaw
Mac malware that went undetected for years spied on everyday users
Surveillance malware dubbed Fruitfly was easy to spot but flew under the radar anyway. Continue reading Mac malware that went undetected for years spied on everyday users
Google drops the boom on WoSign, StartCom certs for good
Citing “certificate misissuance,” Google to expire all certs from offenders by September. Continue reading Google drops the boom on WoSign, StartCom certs for good
FCC has no documentation of DDoS attack that hit net neutrality comments
Records request denied because FCC made no “written documentation” of attack. Continue reading FCC has no documentation of DDoS attack that hit net neutrality comments
FBI-DHS “amber” alert warns energy industry of attacks on nuke plant operators
Spear-phishing e-mails with malicious fake resumes targeted plant engineers. Continue reading FBI-DHS “amber” alert warns energy industry of attacks on nuke plant operators
Backdoor built in to widely used tax app seeded last week’s NotPetya outbreak
Operation that hit thousands was “thoroughly well-planned and well-executed.” Continue reading Backdoor built in to widely used tax app seeded last week’s NotPetya outbreak
No evidence NotPetya developers obtained NSA exploits weeks before their public leak
Evidence ties people behind massive malware attack to mysterious Shadow Brokers group. Continue reading No evidence NotPetya developers obtained NSA exploits weeks before their public leak
Tuesday’s massive ransomware outbreak was, in fact, something much worse
Payload delivered in mass attack destroys data, with no hope of recovery. Continue reading Tuesday’s massive ransomware outbreak was, in fact, something much worse
Microsoft bringing EMET back as a built-in part of Windows 10
The built-in exploit mitigations are getting stronger and easier to configure. Continue reading Microsoft bringing EMET back as a built-in part of Windows 10