Security News > 2017 > December

Surveillance inside the Body
2017-12-11 12:37

The FDA has approved a pill with an embedded sensor that can report when it is swallowed. The pill transmits information to a wearable patch, which in turn transmits information to a smartphone....

Microsoft Says ERP Product Private Key Leak Posed Little Risk
2017-12-11 10:48

It took Microsoft more than 100 days to address a problem related to the use of the same digital certificate for all installations of its Dynamics 365 enterprise resource planning (ERP) product,...

THN Weekly Roundup — Top 10 Stories You Should Not Miss
2017-12-11 09:48

Here we are with our weekly roundup, briefing this week's top cybersecurity threats, incidents, and challenges, just in case you missed any of them. Last week has been very short with big news...

Dormant Keylogging Functionality Found in HP Laptops
2017-12-11 09:09

A researcher has discovered that a touchpad driver present on hundreds of HP laptops includes functionality that can be abused for logging keystrokes. The vendor has released patches for a vast...

Week in review: Ransomware’s next stop, NiceHash hack, and why phishers love HTTPS
2017-12-10 23:27

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Bitcoin traders beware: Fake trading bot offer delivers RAT The malicious offer comes via email: a free trial of...

IoT Botnet Used in Website Hacking Attacks
2017-12-09 13:36

Embedded Malware Launches SOCKS Proxy Server on Infected IoT Devices read more

Pre-Installed Keylogger Found On Over 460 HP Laptop Models
2017-12-09 11:03

HP has an awful history of 'accidentally' leaving keyloggers onto its customers' laptops. At least two times this year, HP laptops were caught with pre-installed keylogger or spyware applications....

Android Flaw Lets Hackers Inject Malware Into Apps Without Altering Signatures
2017-12-09 09:33

Millions of Android devices are at serious risk of a newly disclosed critical vulnerability that allows attackers to secretly overwrite legitimate applications installed on your smartphone with...

Android Flaw Poisons Signed Apps with Malicious Code
2017-12-08 22:20

An Android vulnerability called Janus allows attackers to inject malicious code into signed Android apps.

Onapsis Helps SAP Customers Check GDPR Compliance
2017-12-08 19:16

Onapsis, a company that specializes in securing SAP and Oracle business-critical applications, announced this week that it has added automated GDPR compliance capabilities to the Onapsis Security...