Security News

Firefox Removing Battery Status API (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-07 18:59

Firefox is removing the battery status API, citing privacy concerns. Here's the paper that described those concerns: Abstract. We highlight privacy risks associated with the HTML5 Battery Status...

Hancitor Downloader Abusing APIs, PowerShell Commands (Threatpost)
2016-09-26 18:22

Developers behind the malicious downloader Hancitor have bolstered the malware again, this time with new delivery approaches that make it more difficult to detect.

Connected devices riddled with badly-coded APIs, poor encryption (Help Net Security)
2016-09-19 13:30

The advent of home automation and rapid rise of smart home connected devices is seeing some vendors and new startups scramble to become a part of the movement, with ABI Research forecasting 360...