Security News

Another Side-Channel Attack on PC Encryption (Schneier on Security)
2016-06-07 19:59

New paper: "Physical Key Extraction Attacks on PCs," by Daniel Genkin, Lev Pachmanov, Itamar Pipman, Adi Shamir, and Eran Tromer. They recover keys acoustically, from the high-frequency "coil...

Flaws in Ubee router can facilitate attacks on connected networks (Help Net Security)
2016-06-07 12:45

Researchers have discovered five critical vulnerabilities in Ubee EVW3226, a VoIP cable modem router used by operators across Europe, which can be exploited to compromise the device. “An attacker...

Report: Federal Reserve Target of Constant Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-06-02 18:20

The U.S. Federal Reserve reported 50 breaches over the past five years including two that it is classifying as acts of cyber espionage, according to a Reuters Freedom of Information Request.