Security News > 2018 > January

Hard-coded Password Lets Attackers Bypass Lenovo's Fingerprint Scanner
2018-01-29 14:03

Lenovo has recently rolled out security patches for a severe vulnerability in its Fingerprint Manager Pro software that could allow leak sensitive data stored by the users. Fingerprint Manager Pro...

Microsoft Patch Nukes Bad Intel Firmware
2018-01-29 14:03

Fix for Spectre May Result in Lost or Corrupted DataHow bad does a third-party fix have to be for Microsoft to issue a rare, weekend update that helps IT administrators disable it? A security...

Malwarebytes Users Battle Botched Protections Update
2018-01-29 14:03

Bad Update Results in High Memory Usage, Blocked Sites and CrashingMany Malwarebytes users had a busy weekend after a software update led their Windows systems to experience "out of memory"...

Dridex Authors Build New Ransomware
2018-01-29 13:19

The authors of the infamous Dridex banking Trojan have created a sophisticated ransomware family, ESET warns. read more

phpBB Website Served Malicious Packages
2018-01-29 13:10

The developers of the free and open source forum software phpBB informed users over the weekend that the official website had served malicious files for roughly three hours on Friday. read more

It’s time to get serious about email security
2018-01-29 13:00

In today’s hyper-connected world, email is the foundation of every organization’s collaboration, productivity, and character. And despite annual rumors of its demise, there’s no reason to believe...

Authentication today: Moving beyond passwords
2018-01-29 12:51

A new global study from IBM Security examining consumer perspectives around digital identity and authentication, found that people now prioritize security over convenience when logging into...

Nearly 2000 WordPress Websites Infected with a Keylogger
2018-01-29 12:48

More than 2,000 WordPress websites have once again been found infected with a piece of crypto-mining malware that not only steals the resources of visitors' computers to mine digital currencies...

How can we avoid another record year for breaches and ransomware?
2018-01-29 12:45

More than 14.5 billion emails laced with malware were sent in 2017 according to the annual Global Security Report issued by AppRiver. The majority of cyber threats were initiated in the US and...

Top Dutch Banks Hit by Cyber Attacks
2018-01-29 12:21

The top three banks in the Netherlands have been targeted in multiple cyber attacks over the past week, blocking access to websites and internet banking services, they said on Monday. read more