Security News > 2017 > December

Code Execution Flaws Found in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server
2017-12-19 18:54

Researchers at Core Security have discovered five vulnerabilities in Trend Micro’s Smart Protection Server product, including flaws that could have been exploited for remote code execution. read more

White House Blames North Korea for Cyberattack
2017-12-19 18:07

The White House on Tuesday publicly accused North Korea of launching a massive cyberattack that hit 150 countries last May -- hobbling networks from Britain's public health system to FedEx. read more

Transparency as a Policy
2017-12-19 17:47

Transparency is an interesting concept, especially for cyber security organizations. I say that as I recently experienced a complete lack of transparency – and what followed was confusion turned...

Trump Administration: 'North Korea Launched WannaCry'
2017-12-19 17:18

Why White House Is Suddenly Airing Ransomware AttributionThe Trump administration has belatedly announced that hackers tied to the government of North Korea were behind the WannaCry ransomware...

Singapore Issues Cryptocurrency Warning
2017-12-19 16:51

Singapore Tuesday issued a warning about cryptocurrencies after a recent surge in prices sent investors flocking to bitcoin. read more

Successor to NetTraveler Malware Dissected
2017-12-19 16:26

A recently observed backdoor could be intended as the successor of the NetTraveler malware, Kaspersky Lab security researchers report. read more

Project Zero Chains Bugs for ‘aPAColypse Now’ Attack on Windows 10
2017-12-19 16:00

Google’s Project Zero team dubs a new WPAD-related attack as an “aPAColypse Now” that allows a local attacker to compromise a targeted and fully patched Windows 10 PC.

Loapi Android Trojan Does All Sorts of Bad
2017-12-19 15:25

A recently discovered Android malware features a modular architecture that allows it to perform a broad range of nefarious act read more

New TelegramRAT Exploits Recently Patched Office Vulnerability
2017-12-19 14:38

A recently discovered Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is being distributed via documents that exploit read more

Cambium Wireless Networking Devices Vulnerable to Attacks
2017-12-19 14:17

A researcher has discovered nearly a dozen security issues in ePMP and cnPilot wireless networking products from Cambium, including vulnerabilities that can be exploited to take control of devices...