Security News

Week in review: Microsoft Exchange backdoor, the future of phishing, securing satellites
2019-05-12 18:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Android Q: Enhanced security for consumers and enterprises The upcoming, newest version of Android – still only known...

Researchers: Spies Exploit Microsoft Exchange Backdoor
2019-05-08 16:48

Turla Cyber Espionage Group's 5-Year Campaign Hit Three Targets, ESET WarnsA sophisticated nation-state spy network has quietly exploited a backdoor in Microsoft Exchange servers that gave...

Turla Uses Sophisticated Backdoor to Hijack Exchange Mail Servers
2019-05-07 13:36

The Russia-linked threat group known as Turla has been using a sophisticated backdoor to hijack Microsoft Exchange mail servers, ESET reported on Tuesday. read more

Researchers discover highly stealthy Microsoft Exchange backdoor
2019-05-07 12:00

An extremely stealthy Microsoft Exchange backdoor can read, modify or block emails going through the compromised mail server and even compose and send new emails. LightNeuron – as the backdoor has...

Criminals are hiding in Telegram – but backdoors are not the answer
2019-05-03 10:02

When it comes to an easy life, the criminals behind the fearful Anubis banking malware have become big fans of Twitter and, increasingly, the secure messaging of Telegram.

Evidence of backdoors in Huawei equipment collapse under light scrutiny
2019-05-02 10:59

A cursory search finds identical "backdoors" in D-Link, Cisco, and Sony devices, among others, as poor security practices do not equate to malicious intent.

Sinister secret backdoor found in networking gear perfect for government espionage: The Chinese are – oh no, wait, it's Cisco again
2019-05-02 07:02

Better ban this gear from non-US core networks, right? Right on cue, Cisco on Wednesday patched a security vulnerability in some of its network switches that can be exploited by miscreants to...

Vodafone, Huawei Dispute Report of Telnet 'Backdoor'
2019-05-01 09:33

Huawei Denies Concealing Backdoors in EquipmentVodafone is disputing a Bloomberg report that security vulnerabilities and backdoors within Huawei networking equipment could have allowed...

Oh dear. Huawei enterprise router 'backdoor' was Telnet, sighs Vodafone
2019-04-30 14:37

We all want to see hard proof of espionage. This is absolutely not it A claimed "backdoor" in Huawei routers used in the core of Vodafone Italy's 3G network was, in fact, a routine implementation...

ExtraPulsar backdoor based on leaked NSA code – what you need to know
2019-04-25 14:58

A US security researcher has come up with an open-source Windows backdoor loosely based on NSA attack code that leaked back in 2017.