Security News

New Silverlight Attacks Appear in Angler Exploit Kit (Threatpost)
2016-02-23 13:45

Exploits targeting a patched Silverlight vulnerability have found their way into the Angler Exploit Kit and victims are being hit with TeslaCrypt ransomware.

Practical TEMPEST Attack (Schneier on Security)
2016-02-23 11:49

Four researchers have demonstrated a TEMPEST attack against a laptop, recovering its keys by listening to its electrical emanations. The cost for the attack hardware was about $3,000. News...

Is your WordPress site being misused for DDoS attacks? (Help Net Security)
2016-02-18 18:37

Many WordPress websites are still being misused to perform layer 7 DDoS attacks against target servers, even though preventing them from participating in these attacks is as simple as disabling...

Underage Hacker Is behind Attacks against US Government (Schneier on Security)
2016-02-18 12:02

It's a teenager: British police have arrested a teenager who allegedly was behind a series of audacious -- and, for senior U.S. national security officials, embarrassing -- hacks targeting...