Security News

DNSChanger Exploit Kit Hijacks Routers, Not Browsers (Threatpost)
2016-12-15 18:56

An exploit kit called DNSChanger is attacking routers, not browsers, through a malvertising campaign.

Risky sites have never been easier to exploit (Help Net Security)
2016-12-15 12:45

46% of the Internet’s top 1 million web sites, as ranked by Alexa, are risky. This is largely due to vulnerable software running on web servers and on underlying ad network domains, according to...

Flash Exploit Found in Seven Exploit Kits (Threatpost)
2016-12-06 18:58

An Adobe Flash Player vulnerability used by the Sofacy APT gang was also found in seven of the top exploit kits, according to an analysis by Recorded Future.

Exploit Code Released for NTP Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2016-11-22 15:30

NTP 4.2.8p9 includes a patch for a vulnerability that could crash ntpd with a single malformed packet.

Week in review: PoisonTap compromises locked computers, how hackers will exploit IoT in 2017 (Help Net Security)
2016-11-20 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, reviews and articles: Researchers reveal WiFi-based mobile password discovery attack A group of researchers has come up...

Researchers identify domain-level service credential exploit (Help Net Security)
2016-11-17 13:00

CyberArk Labs unveiled new research detailing what it considers to be a significant risk across all Windows endpoints, including those on Windows 10 with Credential Guard enabled. The exploit...

How hackers will exploit the Internet of Things in 2017 (Help Net Security)
2016-11-14 14:00

The Internet of Things (IoT) is now a major force in the weaponization of DDoS. In 2016, IoT botnets have fueled a number of attacks, including the largest-ever DDoS attack, and that role will...

Inside the RIG Exploit Kit (Threatpost)
2016-11-04 21:58

In a deep analysis of RIG, Cisco Talos team outlined the way the exploit kit combines different web technologies such as DoSWF, JavaScript, Flash and VBscript to obfuscate attacks.

Sundown Exploit Kit ‘Larger Threat Than People Realize’ (Threatpost)
2016-11-02 11:00

Cisco Talos identified the Sundown exploit kit as an up-and-coming contender that may soon rival RIG in terms of size and volume.