Security News

Ubiquity routers hit by backdoor-generating worm (Help Net Security)
2016-05-20 18:08

A worm targeting wireless network equipment developed by US-based Ubiquity Networks has already managed to compromise thousands of routers across the world. To spread it, whoever is behind these...

Tuto4PC Utilities Silently Install 12M Backdoors, Cisco (Threatpost)
2016-04-27 17:23

Security experts estimate 12 million users have been enticed to download software from the French firm Tuto4PC whose programs and silently install backdoors on PCs.

Encryption Backdoor Cartoons (Schneier on Security)
2016-04-22 19:19

Dilbert has a series: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. SMBC. And three more that make it clear this is a security vs. surveillance debate. Also this....

Details about Juniper's Firewall Backdoor (Schneier on Security)
2016-04-19 10:59

Last year, we learned about a backdoor in Juniper firewalls, one that seems to have been added into the code base. There's now some good research: "A Systematic Analysis of the Juniper Dual EC...