Security News

How to use advanced configurations of Apple's content cache service
2019-08-19 13:25

The macOS content cache service's default configurations aren't one-size-fits-all. Learn how to use Apple's advanced configurations to adapt to any enterprise network.

Cache of 49 million Instagram records found online
2019-05-22 11:12

A security researcher has discovered a massive cache of data on millions of Instagram influencers, publicly accessible for everyone to see.

New Side-Channel Attack Targets OS Page Cache
2019-01-08 16:34

A team of researchers, including experts involved in the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, have disclosed a new type of side-channel attack that targets the operating system...

New side-channel leak: Boffins bash operating system page caches until they spill secrets
2019-01-05 01:30

Novel data-siphoning attack is hardware agnostic Some of the computer security boffins who revealed last year's data-leaking speculative-execution holes have identified yet another side-channel...

Hacker cyber-gang: Give us cyber-cash for cyber-cache of 18,000 stolen Sept 11th insurance docs
2019-01-03 00:20

Law firm computers raided, siphoned of info – and companies can pay to redact files, it is claimed The hackers who claim to have breached a British insurer last year say their cache of pilfered...

Talk about a cache flow problem: This JavaScript can snoop on other browser tabs to work out what you're visiting
2018-11-21 07:04

Yes, even the Tor browser can be spied on by this nasty code Special report Computer science boffins have demonstrated a side-channel attack technique that bypasses recently-introduced privacy...

StatCounter fingers cache-poisoning caper for Bitcoin-slurping JavaScript hijack
2018-11-08 04:52

The good news? Nobody appears to have lost any Bitcoin, says Gate.io This week's hijacking of StatCounter's JavaScript to swipe Bitcoins from a crypto-coin exchange was the result of a web cache...

Web cache poisoning just got real
2018-08-17 16:05

Cache me outside, how 'bout dah? BSides Manchester Websites can be compromised to turn their caches into exploit delivery systems.…

Cache of the Titans: Let's take a closer look at Google's own two-factor security keys
2018-08-02 08:07

If it's good enough for me... Analysis Intriguing news for anyone who believes that FIDO two-factor authentication keys are the obvious way to stop phishing attacks that not enough people use –...

macOS' Quick Look Cache May Leak Encrypted Data
2018-06-20 16:10

The Quick Look mechanism on macOS, which allows users to check file contents without actually opening the files, may leak information on cached files, even if they reside on encrypted drives or if...