Security News

Twitter boots 143K bad apps, throttles developer access to API
2018-07-26 10:04

Devs now have to register and will be capped at 10 apps, and those apps are now on a diet: no more endless gorging on spam/bot-pestering/etc.

Intel Xeon workhorses boot evil maids out of the hotel: USB-based spying thwarted by fix
2018-07-25 06:32

The story behind the quietly patched CVE-2018-3652 Ex-Intel security dragons have breathed fresh fire into the old maxim: if someone has physical access to your machine, you're pwned.…

Apple Patches KRACK Flaws in Boot Camp
2018-07-09 10:56

Apple has released an update for its Boot Camp utility to address vulnerabilities related to the wireless Key Reinstallation Attacks (KRACK) that were disclosed late last year. read more

OnePlus 6 Flaw Allows to Boot Any Image Even With Locked Bootloader
2018-06-11 08:03

Have you recently bought a OnePlus 6? Don’t your phone unattended. A serious vulnerability has been discovered in the OnePlus 6 bootloader that makes it possible for someone to boot arbitrary or...

Apple boots out apps that abuse location data collection
2018-05-11 11:27

GDPR is coming and Apple's spring cleaning the App Store

Lenovo Patches Secure Boot Vulnerability in Servers
2018-05-08 20:05

Lenovo has released patches for a High severity vulnerability impacting the Secure Boot function on some System x servers. read more

Google Play Boots Three Malicious Apps From Marketplace Tied to APTs
2018-04-16 15:01

Researchers said three apps used to surveil Middle East targets were booted from the Google Play marketplace.

Google Play Boots 3 Fake Bitcoin Wallet Apps
2017-12-21 18:34

Google moved quickly to kick three fake bitcoin wallet apps from its Google Play marketplace after researchers discovered them earlier this month.

Google Detects and Boots Tizi Spyware Off Google Play
2017-11-28 17:40

Google discovered a spyware app that uses nearly a dozen old vulnerabilities to root devices and steal sensitive data from social media applications.

Flawed BIOS Implementations Lead to Intel Boot Guard Bypass
2017-10-09 11:56

Poor firmware implementation can lead to the bypass of advanced technologies created to protect Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS, such as Intel Boot Guard, from illegal...