Security News

Iran-Linked Hackers Use Python-Based Backdoor in Recent Attacks
2019-03-05 15:30

The Iran-linked Chafer threat group has used a new Python-based backdoor in November 2018 attacks targeting a Turkish government entity, Palo Alto Networks reveals.  read more

'Farseer' Backdoor Targets Users in South East Asia
2019-02-27 15:22

A recently discovered backdoor is used in attacks targeting victims in and around the South East Asia region, Palo Alto Networks security researchers warn. read more

‘Cloudborne’ IaaS Attack Allows Persistent Backdoors in the Cloud
2019-02-26 18:46

A known vulnerability combined with a weakness in bare-metal server reclamation opens the door to powerful, high-impact attacks.

Backdoor Targets U.S. Companies via LinkedIn
2019-02-26 11:17

A malicious campaign attempting to infect business users in the United States with a backdoor has been ongoing for over half a year, Proofpoint reports.  read more

Hackers Can Plant Backdoors on Bare Metal Cloud Servers: Researchers
2019-02-26 06:53

Malicious actors could plant firmware backdoors on bare metal cloud servers and use them to disrupt applications, steal data, and launch ransomware attacks, firmware security company Eclypsium...

New Backdoor Targets Linux Servers
2019-02-05 00:07

A new backdoor is targeting Linux servers in East Asia and Latin America, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted machines, Check Point security researchers say. read more

SpeakUp Linux Backdoor Sets Up for Major Attack
2019-02-04 14:00

Armed with an impressive bag of exploits and other tricks for propagation, researchers believe the new trojan could be the catalyst for an upcoming, major cyber-offensive.

Hacking the GCHQ Backdoor
2019-01-25 12:08

Last week, I evaluated the security of a recent GCHQ backdoor proposal for communications systems. Furthering the debate, Nate Cardozo and Seth Schoen of EFF explain how this sort of backdoor can...

PHP PEAR supply chain attack: Backdoor added to installer
2019-01-24 12:57

Some additional details have emerged about the recent security breach involving the PHP PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) webserver, but much is still unknown. What happened? The...

How Web Apps Can Turn Browser Extensions Into Backdoors
2019-01-22 18:45

Researchers show how rogue web applications can be used to attack vulnerable browser extensions in a hack that gives adversaries access to private user data.