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Hackers Exploit WinRAR Vulnerability to Deliver Malware
2019-02-26 15:31

Malicious hackers have started exploiting a critical WinRAR vulnerability disclosed less than one week ago, just as RARLab has released the final version of the update that should patch the flaw. read more

Hacking Virtual Reality – Researchers Exploit Popular Bigscreen VR App
2019-02-22 13:18

A team of cybersecurity researchers from the University of New Haven yesterday released a video demonstrating how vulnerabilities that most programmers often underestimate could have allowed...

Rockwell Automation industrial energy meter vulnerable to public exploits
2019-02-20 11:02

A low-skilled, remote attacker could use publicly available exploits to gain access to and mess with a power monitor by Rockwell Automation that is used by energy companies worldwide, ICS-CERT...

Exploit Code Published for Recent Container Escape Vulnerability
2019-02-18 12:27

Proof-of-concept (PoC) code is now publicly available for a recently disclosed container escape vulnerability impacting popular cloud platforms, including AWS, Google Cloud, and numerous Linux...

Trakt app users' personal data exposed: We were hit by a 'PHP exploit'... back in 2014
2019-02-07 10:46

No payment info, but users' names, locations, email addies etc all 'lost' Trakt, the makers of an app that monitors users' TV programme and movie viewing habits, has 'fessed up to falling victim...

Crooks Continue to Exploit GoDaddy Hole
2019-02-04 19:12

Godaddy.com, the world's largest domain name registrar, recently addressed an authentication weakness that cybercriminals were using to blast out spam through legitimate, dormant domains. But...

Linux user? Check those patches! Public exploit published for systemd security holes…
2019-02-01 14:09

A pair of bugs in a very widely used Linux system tool called systemd have just been "weaponised" - check you're patched!

The D in SystemD stands for Danger, Will Robinson! Defanged exploit code for security holes now out in the wild
2019-01-31 07:03

Capsule8 demos takeover technique to help sysadmins check for vulnerabilities Those who haven't already patched a trio of recent vulnerabilities in the Linux world's SystemD have an added...

New Exploit Threatens Over 9,000 Hackable Cisco RV320/RV325 Routers Worldwide
2019-01-28 11:48

If the connectivity and security of your organization rely on Cisco RV320 or RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN routers, then you need to immediately install the latest firmware update released by the...

You're an admin! You're an admin! You're all admins, thanks to this Microsoft Exchange zero-day and exploit
2019-01-25 00:31

Easily swapped hashed passwords gives Domain Admin rights via API call. Fix may land next month Microsoft Exchange appears to be currently vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack that allows...