Security News

Dyn DDoS attack post-mortem: Users inadvertently helped (Help Net Security)
2016-10-27 19:25

As StarHub, one of the three major telcos in Singapore, confirmed that they were the latest victim of “intentional and likely malicious distributed denial-of-service attacks” on their DNS system,...

Hardware Bit-Flipping Attacks in Practice (Schneier on Security)
2016-10-27 19:23

A year and a half ago, I wrote about hardware bit-flipping attacks, which were then largely theoretical. Now, they can be used to root Android phones: The breakthrough has the potential to make...

DDoS Attacks Also Slammed Singapore ISP's DNS Services (InfoRiskToday)
2016-10-27 16:57

Aerohive's new IoT security solution could have blocked Dyn DDoS attacks, company claims (TechRepublic)
2016-10-27 15:42

Windows Atom Tables Can Be Abused for Code Injection Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-10-27 15:31

Attackers can leverage a design weakness in all versions of Windows to carry out code injection attacks that bypass detection by security software.

Dyn confirms Mirai botnet involved in distributed denial of service attack (ZDNet)
2016-10-26 19:27

OPM Attack (Schneier on Security)
2016-10-26 18:37

Good long article on the 2015 attack against the US Office of Personnel Management....

Adobe Patches Flash Vulnerability Used in Targeted Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2016-10-26 15:57

Adobe Patches Flash Zero Day Under Attack (Threatpost)
2016-10-26 15:24

Adobe released an emergency Flash Player update that patches a use-after-free vulnerability being exploited in targeted attacks.

Lawmakers Asking What ISPs Can Do About DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-10-26 15:00

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia wrote a letter to the heads of the FCC, FTC and DHS asking whether ISPs have the power to keep insecure connected devices off the public Internet.