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DoS Vulnerability Found in Scapy Packet Manipulation Tool
2019-01-09 16:41

Scapy, the free and open source packet manipulation tool, is affected by a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability, Imperva revealed on Tuesday. read more

WordPress users beware: These 10 plugins are most vulnerable to attacks
2019-01-09 16:31

WordPress vulnerabilities tripled over the past year, more than any other CMS, according to an Imperva report.

Intel Patches High-Severity Privilege-Escalation Bugs
2019-01-09 16:16

Overall, the chip giant patched five vulnerabilities across an array of its products.

SAP Releases 'Hot News' Security Notes on First Patch Day of 2019
2019-01-09 15:57

SAP released its first Security Patch Day for 2019 this week, which includes a total of 11 Security Notes, two of which are rated as Hot News.  read more

German Police Seek Help In Finding Parcel Bomber With MAC Address
2019-01-09 15:48

German police are seeking your help in gathering information related to a MAC address that could lead to the cell phone device used by a DHL blackmailer who last year parceled out bombs at...

Google Play Store spews malware onto 9 million 'Droids
2019-01-09 15:33

How did these get through the net? Malware made it past Google's detection systems and infected some 9 million Android users, analyst Trend Micro has found. Google has removed 85 apps from the...

Transmute Launches Blockchain Framework Focused on Identity
2019-01-09 15:11

Blockchain remains the unfulfilled promise of new technology. Perhaps the problem was the success of Bitcoin's tech -- it made people realize that distributed ledgers (DTLs) could be used for...

G Suite warns admins about domain data exfiltration attempts
2019-01-09 15:04

Google has rolled out new options for the G Suite alert center, to help administrators battle phishing emails more efficiently and spot data export operations initiated by attackers. The new...

Patch Tuesday, January 2019 Edition
2019-01-09 14:46

Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to fix roughly four dozen security issues with its Windows operating systems and related software. All things considered, this first Patch Tuesday of 2019 is...

New York Manufacturing Firm Discloses Data Breach
2019-01-09 14:35

New York City-based manufacturing company OXO International says that hackers attempted to steal customer payment card data several times over the past couple of years. read more