Security News

Week in review: Windows DoS zero-day, uncloaking Tor Browser users (Help Net Security)
2017-02-06 04:32

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Half of IT pros don’t know how to improve their security posture Mid-market enterprises have high confidence in their...

Uncloaking Tor Browser users with DRM-protected files (Help Net Security)
2017-02-03 17:40

Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected media files can be used to reveal Tor Browser users’ actual IP address and therefore possibly reveal their identity, HackerHouse researchers have...

Week in review: Kali Linux certification, cross-browser fingerprinting, most common passwords of 2016 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-22 15:07

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Fruitfly: Unusual Mac backdoor used for tightly targeted attacks? The malware – detected as OSX.Backdoor.Quimitchin by...

Accurate cross-browser fingerprinting is possible, researchers show (Help Net Security)
2017-01-17 20:09

A group of researchers have come up with a browser fingerprinting technique that can allow interested parties to “identify” users across different browsers (on the same machine). The group –...

DNSChanger Exploit Kit Hijacks Routers, Not Browsers (Threatpost)
2016-12-15 18:56

An exploit kit called DNSChanger is attacking routers, not browsers, through a malvertising campaign.

Alpha Version of Sandboxed Tor Browser Released (Threatpost)
2016-12-12 18:47

A sandboxed alpha version of the Tor Browser was released over the weekend and while there are still some rough edges and bugs, it could be a step toward protecting Tor users from recent...

Google Fixes 12 High-Severity Flaws In Chrome Browser (Threatpost)
2016-12-02 16:45

Chrome 55.0.2883.75 for Windows, Mac, and Linux was released Thursday and patched 36 vulnerabilities, including 12 high-severity flaws eligible for bounties.

Mozilla Patches Firefox Zero Day Used to Unmask Tor Browser Users (Threatpost)
2016-12-01 17:00

Mozilla released a new version of Firefox on Wednesday to address a zero day vulnerability that was actively being exploited to de-anonymize Tor Browser users.

Actively exploited Firefox, Tor Browser 0-day patched, update now! (Help Net Security)
2016-12-01 15:48

Mozilla and the Tor Project have released security updates that fix the Firefox 0-day flaw that was spotted being exploited to de-anonymize Tor Browser users. It is still unknown who started...