Security News > 2016 > March

Pirates Hack into Shipping Company's Database (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-08 19:29

A group of pirates -- the real kind -- determined which cargo to steal by hacking into a shipping company's database. Here's the report....

Google plugs 19 holes in newest Android security update (Help Net Security)
2016-03-08 19:29

In the March 2016 security update for the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), Google has fixed 19 security issues, seven of which are considered to be critical. Among these, and admittedly the...

Microsoft Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in its Browsers (Threatpost)
2016-03-08 19:08

Microsoft released 13 security bulletins, five of which it rated critical, including separate advisories patching two dozen flaws in IE and Microsoft Edge browsers.

Reactions to the KeRanger ransomware for Macs (Help Net Security)
2016-03-08 18:44

Palo Alto researchers have discovered the first fully functional ransomware aimed at Mac users. The malware, dubbed KeRanger, has been found bundled into the Mac version of the open source...