Security News > 2016 > March

Popular WordPress plugin opens backdoor, steals user credentials (Help Net Security)
2016-03-07 20:07

If you are one of the 10,000+ users of the Custom Content Type Manager (CCTM) WordPress plugin, consider your site to be compromised and proceed to clean your installation up, Sucuri Security...

Apple: Court Order Turns Back Clock on iPhone Security (Threatpost)
2016-03-07 19:56

Apple's head of software engineering cautions that the FBI wants to turn back the clock on iPhone security, while the San Bernardino DA says a cyber pathogen may be dormant on shooter Syed Farook's phone.

UK businesses fail at security awareness (Help Net Security)
2016-03-07 19:15

UK organizations are putting their reputation, customer trust and competitive advantage at greater risk by failing to provide their staff with effective security awareness and capability to defend...

Google Fixes Critical Android Mediaserver Bugs, Again (Threatpost)
2016-03-07 19:00

Google has patched another critical Android vulnerability in Mediaserver, which has received a barrage of patches since the Stagefright flaw was discovered last summer.

Passcode Bypass Bugs Trouble iOS 9.1 and Later (Threatpost)
2016-03-07 18:11

Apple has yet to patch a series of bypass vulnerabilities in iOS that could let an attacker sidestep the passcode authorization screen on iPhones and iPads.