Security News > 2016 > June

Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings security improvements (Help Net Security)
2016-06-30 19:10

Microsoft has scheduled the release of Windows 10 Anniversary Update for August 2. Aside from new and/or improved tools to aid with productivity, gaming, device set-up, and a better, more...

Foxit Patches 12 Vulnerabilities in PDF Reader (Threatpost)
2016-06-30 17:52

Foxit patched a dozen vulnerabilities in its PDF reader software this week, more than half of which could be used to directly execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of the product.

Rooting Hummer malware brings $500,000 per day to its creator (Help Net Security)
2016-06-30 17:20

Android malware with device rooting capabilities has been hitting Google Play for a while now, but for users third-party app stores the situation is even more dangerous. The Hummer malware family...

How many businesses will pay a ransom if attacked? (Help Net Security)
2016-06-30 17:11

Some 84 percent of information technology executives at firms that had not faced ransom attacks said they would never pay a ransom. But among firms that had been attacked, 43 percent paid. Radware...