Security News

Interpol: Strong encryption helps online predators. Build backdoors
2019-11-18 17:30

Multinational cop agency reportedly set to issue statement Multinational police agency Interpol is due to say that tech companies deploying strong encryption helps paedophiles – unless they build...

Threat Actor Impersonates USPS to Deliver Backdoor Malware
2019-11-14 14:00

The campaign is consistent with emerging tactics from bad actors to use increasingly sophisticated social engineering and spoofing to deliver malware.

Don't miss this patch: Bad Intel drivers give hackers a backdoor to the Windows kernel
2019-11-12 18:00

Alarm raised over more holes in third-party low-level code Nearly three months after infosec biz Eclypsium highlighted widespread security weaknesses in third-party Windows hardware drivers, you...

Platinum Cyberspies Use Sophisticated Backdoor in Attacks
2019-11-11 14:19

A newly discovered backdoor associated with the advanced persistent threat (APT) actor Platinum has a long sequence of dropping, downloading and installing stages, Kaspersky reveals. read more

Platinum APT Shines Up New Titanium Backdoor
2019-11-08 21:35

The trojan was observed as the final payload in a sophisticated and complex malware installation code set.

MikroTik Router Vulnerabilities Can Lead to Backdoor Creation
2019-10-29 15:29

A chain of vulnerabilities in MikroTik routers could allow an attacker to gain a backdoor. The chain starts with DNS poisoning, goes on to downgrading the installed version of MikroTik's RouterOS...

Former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker Chooses Encryption Over Backdoors
2019-10-28 11:22

In an extraordinary essay, the former FBI general counsel Jim Baker makes the case for strong encryption over government-mandated backdoors: In the face of congressional inaction, and in light of...

New Winnti Backdoor Targets Microsoft SQL
2019-10-22 15:35

A recently identified backdoor used by the China-linked Winnti hackers and which targets Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) is very stealthy, ESET’s security researchers say. read more

Stealthy Microsoft SQL Server Backdoor Malware Spotted in the Wild
2019-10-22 12:04

Cybersecurity researchers claim to have discovered a previously undocumented backdoor specifically designed for Microsoft SQL servers that could allow a remote attacker to control an already...

Just say the 'magic password': Boffins turn up potential backdoor in SQL Server 2012, 2014
2019-10-22 08:15

Admin rights needed to fire up the malware and – hey presto! Security researchers at ESET have published details of a backdoor into Microsoft's SQL Server via hooks and the splendidly named "magic...