Security News > 2016 > January

Cisco Jabber flaw allows MitM attackers to wiretap communications (Help Net Security)
2016-01-04 14:17

A vulnerability in Cisco's Jabber client for Windows can be exploited by attackers to wiretap communications, steal user credentials, and to tamper with messages sent between the client and the Jabber...

quot;Ransom32quot; JavaScript Ransomware Offered as Service (SecurityWeek)
2016-01-04 14:09

De-Anonymizing Users from their Coding Styles (Schneier on Security)
2016-01-04 13:41

Interesting blog post: We are able to de-anonymize executable binaries of 20 programmers with 96% correct classification accuracy. In the de-anonymization process, the machine learning classifier...

Attack Methods for Gaining Domain Admin Rights in Active Directory (Reddit)
2016-01-04 13:39

Three New Year's Resolutions Every Security Vendor Should Make (SecurityWeek)
2016-01-04 13:24

Convicted Embezzler Turned Christian Entrepreneur Linked To Huge Leaks Of US Voter Records (Forbes)
2016-01-04 13:09

The Tor Project announces bug bounty program (Help Net Security)
2016-01-04 11:59

Representatives of the Tor Project, the non-profit organization that maintains the software needed for using the Tor anonymity network and operates the Onion network, have announced the imminent creat...

BlackEnergy Malware Used in Ukraine Power Grid Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2016-01-04 10:54

Difficult to block JavaScript-based ransomware can hit all operating systems (Help Net Security)
2016-01-04 10:41

A new type of ransomware that still goes undetected by the great majority of AV solutions has been spotted and analyzed by Emsisoft researchers (via Google Translate). Ransom32 is delivered on the ...

Lessons from 2015's Top Health Data Breaches (InfoRiskToday)
2016-01-04 10:09