Security News

Critical Moodle Vulnerability Could Lead to Server Compromise (Threatpost)
2017-03-21 18:48

A critical vulnerability in Moodle, an open source system deployed across hundreds of thousands of universities, could expose the server to compromise.

Unpatched flaw opens Ubiquiti Networks devices to compromise (Help Net Security)
2017-03-17 20:45

A critical vulnerability in many of Ubiquiti Networks’ networking devices can be exploited by attackers to take over control of the device and, if that device acts as a router or firewall, to take...

Malvertising campaign compromises routers instead of computers (Help Net Security)
2016-12-16 13:15

The DNSChanger exploit kit is back and more effective than ever, and is being used in a widespread malvertising attack whose goal is to compromise small/home office routers. According to...

AirDroid app opens millions of Android users to device compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-12-02 15:28

Tens of millions of users of AirDroid, a remote management tool for Android, are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks that could lead to data theft and their devices being compromised through...

Week in review: PoisonTap compromises locked computers, how hackers will exploit IoT in 2017 (Help Net Security)
2016-11-20 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, reviews and articles: Researchers reveal WiFi-based mobile password discovery attack A group of researchers has come up...

Low-cost PoisonTap tool can compromise locked computers (Help Net Security)
2016-11-17 18:40

A new attack tool devised by security researcher Samy Kamkar will leave you wishing you could take your computer with you everywhere you go. Dubbed PoisonTap, the tool consists of a Raspberry Pi...

Critical Linux bug opens systems to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-11-15 20:30

Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia have discovered a critical flaw that can allow attackers – both local and remote – to obtain root shell on affected Linux systems. So far,...

Critical MySQL Vulnerabilities Can Lead to Server Compromise (Threatpost)
2016-11-02 18:02

Critical vulnerabilities in MySQL and database servers MariaDB and PerconaDB can lead to arbitrary code execution, root privilege escalation, and server compromise.

Malicious JPEGs can compromise your iPhone (Help Net Security)
2016-10-27 16:21

A vulnerability in the iOS CoreGraphics component allows attackers to compromise iDevices by tricking victims into viewing a maliciously crafted JPEG file. The good news is that the existence of...