Security News

New Encrypted Downloader Delivers Metasploit Backdoor
2018-06-22 15:54

A series of cyber-attacks targeting the Middle Eastern region use an encrypted downloader to deliver a Metasploit backdoor, AlienVault reports. read more

Backdoor Uses Socket.io for Bi-directional Communication
2018-06-06 14:36

A recently discovered remote access Trojan is using a specialized program library that allows operators to interact with the infected machines directly, without an initial “beacon” message, G Data...

New Backdoor Based on HackingTeam’s Surveillance Tool
2018-06-04 19:50

A recently discovered backdoor built by the Iron cybercrime group is based on the leaked source code of Remote Control System (RCS), read more

Email Leakage - An Overlooked Backdoor to GDPR Failure
2018-05-25 13:45

On May 25, 2018, two years after it was adopted by the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. For two years companies have been bombarded with offers for...

Using a D-Link router? Watch out for hardcoded backdoors that give hackers admin access
2018-05-24 14:58

D-Link's DIR-620 routers contain four recently discovered firmware flaws that an attacker could use to take over a network, and D-Link has no plans to fix them.

RIG EK Still Makes Waves, This Time with a Stealthy Backdoor
2018-05-16 11:19

The main purpose of Grobios malware is to help attacker establish a strong, persistent foothold in a victim's system, in order to drop additional payloads later.

New PowerShell Backdoor Discovered
2018-05-14 13:52

A recently detected PowerShell backdoor can steal information and execute various commands on the infected machines. read more

Crypto Fight: US Lawmakers Seek Freedom From Backdoors
2018-05-11 12:18

'Secure Data Act' Tries to End Long-Running Encryption StandoffA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation in the House that would stop the government from forcing software...

New law would stop feds from demanding encryption backdoor
2018-05-10 23:38

The Secure Data Act has returned and is lookin' for love US lawmakers from both major political parties came together on Thursday to reintroduce a bill that, if passed, would prohibit the US...

Ray Ozzie's Encryption Backdoor
2018-05-07 14:32

Last month, Wired published a long article about Ray Ozzie and his supposed new scheme for adding a backdoor in encrypted devices. It's a weird article. It paints Ozzie's proposal as something...