Security News

As car manufacturers focus on connectivity, hackers begin to exploit flaws
2019-10-18 04:30

Car manufacturers offer more software features to consumers than ever before, and increasingly popular autonomous vehicles that require integrated software introduce security vulnerabilities....

Researcher releases PoC rooting app that exploits recent Android zero-day
2019-10-17 13:19

Late last month Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone detailed a zero-day Android privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2019-2215) and revealed that it is actively being exploited in...

BEC explodes as attackers exploit email’s identity crisis
2019-10-09 04:00

850,000 domains worldwide now have DMARC records, a 5x increase since 2016, according to Valimail. However, less than 17% of global DMARC records are at enforcement — meaning fake emails that...

New Unpatchable iPhone Exploit Allows Jailbreaking
2019-10-08 10:24

A new iOS exploit allows jailbreaking of pretty much all version of the iPhone. This is a huge deal for Apple, but at least it doesn't allow someone to remotely hack people's phones. Some details:...

Android devices hit by zero-day exploit Google thought it had patched
2019-10-07 11:41

Android smartphones are vulnerable to a zero-day exploit that Google thought it had patched for good two years ago.

Malvertising Attack Hijacks 1B+ Sessions With Webkit Exploit
2019-10-01 11:27

The eGobbler threat actor is back with a new malvertising campaign that has hijacked more than 1 billion sessions.

Over A Billion Malicious Ad Impressions Exploit WebKit Flaw to Target Apple Users
2019-10-01 09:04

The infamous eGobbler hacking group that surfaced online earlier this year with massive malvertising campaigns has now been caught running a new campaign exploiting two browser vulnerabilities to...

Email is an open door for malicious actors looking to exploit businesses
2019-10-01 04:30

There’s an alarming scale of risks businesses are up against in a time when email is proving an open door for cybercriminals and malicious actors looking to disrupt, exploit and destroy...

Got a pre-A12 iPhone? Love jailbreaks? Happy Friday! Unpatchable tethered Boot ROM exploit 'released'
2019-09-27 22:22

Coder claims iThings older than two years can be unlocked from Apple's clutches A programmer claims to have found a way to execute arbitrary code on recent-ish iPhones and iPads, paving the way...

iOS Exploit ‘Checkm8’ Could Allow Permanent iPhone Jailbreaks
2019-09-27 18:54

A new BootROM exploit - which is unpatchable - potentially opens the door to jailbreaks, a researcher said.