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Backdoor Targets U.S. Companies via LinkedIn
2019-02-26 11:17

A malicious campaign attempting to infect business users in the United States with a backdoor has been ongoing for over half a year, Proofpoint reports.  read more

OSSPatcher: Automated mobile application patching for bugs in open source libraries
2019-02-26 11:09

Researchers from the Georgia Tech and Peking University are working on OSSPatcher, a system for automatic patching of vulnerable open source libraries included in mobile applications. Fulfilling a...

Android nudges passwords closer to the cliff edge with FIDO2 support
2019-02-26 11:05

Android's now on board with saying goodbye to passwords: more than a billion devices now support FIDO2.

Who needs malware? IBM says most hackers just PowerShell through boxes now, leaving little in the way of footprints
2019-02-26 11:00

Direct-to-memory attacks now account for 57 per cent of hacks, apparently A company's internal network, once compromised, is now more likely to be ransacked by automated scripts than a piece of malware.…

Many computers are vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices
2019-02-26 11:00

Attackers can compromise an unattended machine in a matter of seconds through devices such as chargers and docking stations. Vulnerabilities were found in computers with Thunderbolt ports running...

Drupal RCE Flaw Exploited in Attacks Days After Patch
2019-02-26 08:00

A vulnerability patched recently in the Drupal content management system (CMS) has been exploited in the wild to deliver cryptocurrency miners and other payloads. The attacks started just three...

Hackers Can Plant Backdoors on Bare Metal Cloud Servers: Researchers
2019-02-26 06:53

Malicious actors could plant firmware backdoors on bare metal cloud servers and use them to disrupt applications, steal data, and launch ransomware attacks, firmware security company Eclypsium...

Most IoT devices are being compromised by exploiting rudimentary vulnerabilities
2019-02-26 06:15

Cybercriminals are looking for ways to use trusted devices to gain control of Internet of Things (IoT) devices via password cracking and exploiting other vulnerabilities, such as through the...

Healthcare industry: Key trends and cybersecurity challenges
2019-02-26 06:00

Each year, Bitglass analyzes data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Wall of Shame,” a database containing information about breaches of protected health information (PHI)...

A simple and secure biometric login for Android 7.0+
2019-02-26 05:09

FIDO Alliance announced that Android is now FIDO2 Certified, bringing simpler, stronger authentication capabilities to over a billion devices that use this platform every day. With this news, any...