Security News

New Encrypted Downloader Delivers Metasploit Backdoor
2018-06-22 15:54

A series of cyber-attacks targeting the Middle Eastern region use an encrypted downloader to deliver a Metasploit backdoor, AlienVault reports. read more

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...

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...

macOS QuickLook Feature Leaks Data Despite Encrypted Drive
2018-06-18 17:57

Researchers demonstrate how an encrypted macOS hard drive can still leak unprotected data via the operating system’s Finder and QuickLook feature.

Apple macOS Bug Reveals Cache of Sensitive Data from Encrypted Drives
2018-06-18 15:03

Security researchers are warning of almost a decade old issue with one of the Apple's macOS feature which was designed for users' convenience but is potentially exposing the contents of files...

SEVered Attack Extracts the Memory of AMD-Encrypted VMs
2018-05-29 19:50

Virtual machines that use AMD’s hardware-based encryption scheme are vulnerable to attacks that can extract the full contents of their main memory – in plaintext.

S/MIME artists: EFAIL email app flaws put a bomb under PGP-encrypted messages
2018-05-14 20:39

If a hacker can get into your inbox of ciphered messages, they may be able to read the content Security researchers have gone public with vulnerabilities in some secure mail apps that can be...

EFAIL Opens Up Encrypted Email to Prying Eyes
2018-05-14 20:09

The flaws threaten to expose corporate communications in Outlook as well as the messages of at-risk users like political dissidents.

Here's How eFail Attack Against PGP and S/MIME Encrypted Emails Works
2018-05-14 18:33

With a heavy heart, security researchers have early released the details of a set of vulnerabilities discovered in email clients for two widely used email encryption standards—PGP and S/MIME—after...

Critical PGP vulnerability could reveal text of your encrypted business emails
2018-05-14 12:45

The vulnerability, called EFAIL, is exploitable against encrypted email, including previously transmitted mail, according to researchers.