Security News

Android backdoor GhostCtrl can do many unusual things (Help Net Security)
2017-07-17 20:46

There is no shortage of Android malware, but it’s not often that one encounters an Android threat that can do as much as the GhostCtrl backdoor. According to Trend Micro researchers, the threat...

OmniRAT-Based Android Backdoor Emerges (Security Week)
2017-07-17 15:28

A newly discovered Android backdoor appears to be based on the OmniRAT remote administration tool (RAT) that targets Android, Windows, Linux and MacOS devices, Trend Micro security researchers...

Backdoor Uses FFmpeg Application to Spy on Victims (Security Week)
2017-07-17 10:01

A recently observed feature-rich backdoor is capable of spying on its victim’s activities by recording full videos with the help of the "FFmpeg" application, Malwarebytes warns. read more

Backdoor built in to widely used tax app seeded last week’s NotPetya outbreak (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-05 21:48

Operation that hit thousands was “thoroughly well-planned and well-executed.”

Researchers Dissect Stealthy Backdoor Used by NotPetya Operators (Security Week)
2017-07-05 13:06

ESET security researchers have performed a detailed analysis of a stealthy backdoor used by the group behind the NotPetya destructive wiper and injected into the legitimate resources of tax...

As UK govt calls for encryption backdoors, EU lawmakers propose a ban on them (Help Net Security)
2017-06-20 17:26

As the UK gets hit by terror attacks one after the other, the government’s cry for making sure terrorists and criminals can’t find “safe spaces” online has become a constant. Some European...

European Parliament Proposes Ban On Encryption Backdoors (The Hackers News)
2017-06-19 04:52

Prime Minister Theresa May wants tech companies, like Facebook, Apple, and Google, to create controversial 'backdoors' for police, but even somewhere she knows that it's not that easy as it...

Authentication Bypass, Potential Backdoors Plague Old WiMAX Routers (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 13:00

WiMAX routers manufactured by several companies, including Huawei and ZyXEL, are vulnerable to an authentication bypass and potential backdoors.