Security News

Backdoor Found in Lenovo, IBM Switches
2018-01-15 15:35

A high severity vulnerability described as a backdoor has been patched in several Flex System, RackSwitch and BladeCenter switches from Lenovo and IBM. read more

Hardcoded Backdoor Found on Western Digital Storage Devices
2018-01-08 14:44

Firmware updates released by Western Digital for its MyCloud family of devices address a series of security issues, including a hardcoded backdoor admin account. read more

Hidden Backdoor Found In WordPress Captcha Plugin Affects Over 300,000 Sites
2017-12-20 10:03

Buying popular plugins with a large user-base and using it for effortless malicious campaigns have become a new trend for bad actors. One such incident happened recently when the renowned...

macOS Backdoor Uses Innovative Disguise Technique
2017-12-11 17:38

A variant of the macOS-targeting OceanLotus backdoor is using an innovative technique to disguise the fact that it is an executable in order to avoid alerting users on its execution, Malwarebytes...

Germany Preparing Backdoor Law
2017-12-06 15:06

The German Interior Minister is preparing a bill that allows the government to mandate backdoors in encryption. No details about how likely this is to pass. I am skeptical....

Hackers Exploit Recently Disclosed Microsoft Office Bug to Backdoor PCs
2017-11-29 02:05

A recently disclosed severe 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office that lets hackers install malware on targeted computers without user interaction is now being exploited in the wild to...

Tizi backdoor rooted Android devices by exploiting old vulnerabilities
2017-11-28 20:34

Google has discovered and removed from Google Play a number of apps that contained the Tizi backdoor, which installs spyware to steal sensitive data from popular social media applications. Victims...

OnePlus Left A Backdoor That Allows Root Access Without Unlocking Bootloader
2017-11-14 01:14

Another terrible news for OnePlus users. Just over a month after OnePlus was caught collecting personally identifiable information on its users, the Chinese smartphone company has been found...

Hackers Hacking Hackers: IoT Attack Script Embedded With Backdoor
2017-11-10 14:34

Hackers hack hackers. There's no surprise there. Big fish eat little fish. In the past, money mule recruiters have been known to use their recruitment adverts as a lure to get targets to visit a...