Security News

IoT devices under attack: Amnesia hijacks, BrickerBot destroys (Help Net Security)
2017-04-10 13:30

Every hour of every day, computer systems and IoT devices are under attack by bots trying to recruit them into growing botnets. Security researchers have recently highlighted two of these threats...

Critical Office Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2017-04-10 13:03

MS Office zero-day exploited in attacks – no enabling of macros required! (Help Net Security)
2017-04-10 12:55

A new zero-day flaw affecting all versions of Microsoft Office is being exploited in attacks in the wild, and no user is safe – not even those who use a fully patched Windows 10 machine. Even...

Symantec Connects 40 Cyber Attacks to CIA Hacking Tools Exposed by Wikileaks (The Hackers News)
2017-04-10 11:37

Security researchers have confirmed that the alleged CIA hacking tools recently exposed by WikiLeaks have been used against at least 40 governments and private organizations across 16 countries....

Flaw in Popular Framework Exposes Many ICS Devices to Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2017-04-10 05:18

Baseband Zero Day Exposes Millions of Mobile Phones to Attack (Threatpost)
2017-04-07 20:10

A previously undisclosed baseband vulnerability impacting Huawei smartphones, laptop WWAN modules and IoT components was revealed Thursday at the Infiltrate Conference

Rash of in-the-wild attacks permanently destroys poorly secured IoT devices (ArsTechnica)
2017-04-06 21:48

Pediatric Practice Reports Ransomware Attack (InfoRiskToday)
2017-04-06 20:03

PLCs From Several Vendors Vulnerable to Replay Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2017-04-06 14:03

Many Android Phones Vulnerable to Attacks Over Malicious Wi-Fi Networks (Schneier on Security)
2017-04-06 12:52

There's ablog post from Google's Project Zero detailing an attack against Android phones over Wi-Fi. From Ars Technica: The vulnerability resides in a widely used Wi-Fi chipset manufactured by...