Security News

53% of DDoS attacks result in additional compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-10-05 13:45

DDoS attack volume has remained consistently high and these attacks cause real damage to organizations, according to Neustar. The global response also affirms the prevalent use of DDoS attacks to...

Samsung Knox flaws open unpatched devices to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-10-04 18:23

Researchers from Viral Security Group have discovered three vulnerabilities in Samsung Knox, a security platform that allows users to maintain separate identities for work and personal use, and is...

MySQL 0-day could lead to total system compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-09-12 19:17

Researcher Dawid Golunski has discovered multiple severe vulnerabilities affecting the popular open source database MySQL and its forks (e.g. MariaDB, Percona). One of these – CVE-2016-6662 – can...

Spammers modify sites’ core WordPress files for long-lasting compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-08-17 20:38

In their quest to compromise WordPress installations and prevent site owners from discovering it and cleaning up the website, blackhat SEO spammers have turned to modifying core WordPress files....

Researchers Go Inside a Business Email Compromise Scam (Threatpost)
2016-08-04 14:00

Dell SecureWorks today published a report at Black Hat USA 2016 on a Nigerian Business Email Compromise scam called "wire-wire", or “waya-waya.”

LastPass Patches Ormandy Remote Compromise Flaw (Threatpost)
2016-07-28 12:58

LastPass has patched a vulnerability in its Firefox add-on that allows attackers complete remote compromise of the password manager