Security News

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...

Majority of consumers fear compromise of their personal data, survey says (ZDNet)
2016-09-21 14:05

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....

NSA Hacked? 'Shadow Brokers' Crew Claims Compromise Of Surveillance Op (Forbes)
2016-08-15 16:36

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

LastPass zero-day can lead to account compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-07-27 16:51

A zero-day flaw in the popular password manager LastPass can be triggered by users visiting a malicious site, allowing attackers to compromise the users’s account and all the sensitive information...

Flawed code hooking engines open endpoints to compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-07-19 22:00

Six common security issues stemming from the incorrect implementation of code hooking and injection techniques have been unearthed by EnSilo researchers in over 15 different products, including...

Security Product Flaws Allow Attackers to Compromise Systems (SecurityWeek)
2016-07-19 16:15