Security News

Critical Flaw Reported In phpMyAdmin Lets Attackers Damage Databases
2018-01-02 15:48

A critical security vulnerability has been reported in phpMyAdmin—one of the most popular applications for managing the MySQL database—which could allow remote attackers to perform dangerous...

Critical Vulnerability Patched in phpMyAdmin
2018-01-02 10:15

An update released just before the holidays by the developers of phpMyAdmin patches a serious vulnerability that can be exploited to perform harmful database operations by getting targeted...

Critical "Same Origin Policy" Bypass Flaw Found in Samsung Android Browser
2017-12-29 12:33

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the browser app comes pre-installed on hundreds of millions of Samsung Android devices that could allow an attacker to steal data from browser tabs...

Mozilla Patches Critical Bug in Thunderbird
2017-12-26 19:09

Mozilla has patched one critical vulnerability in its Thunderbird email client along with two bugs rated high.

Keeper Sues Ars Technica Over Reporting on Critical Flaw
2017-12-21 15:27

Keeper Security has filed a lawsuit against Ars Technica and reporter Dan Goodin over an article covering a serious vulnerability found by a Google researcher in the company’s password manager. read more

Two Critical 0-Day Remote Exploits for vBulletin Forum Disclosed Publicly
2017-12-18 08:33

Security researchers have discovered and disclosed details of two unpatched critical vulnerabilities in a popular internet forum software—vBulletin—one of which could allow a remote attacker to...

Google Researcher Finds Critical Flaw in Keeper Password Manager
2017-12-18 07:00

Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy recently discovered that the Keeper password manager had been affected by a critical flaw similar to one he identified just over one year ago in the...

Critical Components of an Insider Threat Mitigation Program
2017-12-15 17:18

Organizations should take an "inside-out" approach to mitigating the insider threat, says Brandon Swafford of Forcepoint, who explains the components of that approach in an in-depth interview.

TRITON Malware Targeting Critical Infrastructure Could Cause Physical Damage
2017-12-15 09:03

Security researchers have uncovered another nasty piece of malware designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS) with a potential to cause health and life-threatening accidents....

New ICS Malware "Triton" Used in Critical Infrastructure Attack
2017-12-14 17:47

A new piece of malware designed to target industrial control systems (ICS) has been used in an attack aimed at a critical infrastructure organization, FireEye reported on Thursday. Experts believe...