Security News

Hackers Exploit Weak Remote Desktop Protocol Credentials
2017-11-03 17:03

Darknet Markets Sell Harvested RDP Credentials for as Little as $3Many enterprises use remote desktop protocol to remotely administer their PCs and mobile devices. But security experts warn that...

Smartphone Exploits Earn Hackers Over $500,000
2017-11-02 10:10

White hat hackers earned more than half a million dollars at this year’s Mobile Pwn2Own competition after successfully demonstrating exploits against Samsung’s Galaxy S8, Apple’s iPhone 7 and...

Windows 10 Exploit Guard Boosts Endpoint Defenses
2017-11-01 17:24

Courtesy of the Windows Defender Exploit Guard that ships with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, systems running Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system can fend off emerging threats, Microsoft...

Bad Rabbit Ransomware Uses Leaked 'EternalRomance' NSA Exploit to Spread
2017-10-27 03:57

A new widespread ransomware worm, known as "Bad Rabbit," that hit over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia and Ukraine this week leverages a stolen NSA exploit released by the Shadow...

EternalRomance Exploit Found in Bad Rabbit Ransomware
2017-10-26 17:53

Researchers at Cisco found a modified version of the leaked NSA exploit EternalRomance in this week’s Bad Rabbit attack.

'Bad Rabbit' Ransomware Uses NSA Exploit to Spread
2017-10-26 17:01

Contrary to initial reports, the Bad Rabbit ransomware that hit Russia and Ukraine this week does in fact leverage an exploit linked to the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). read more

Hackers Prepping IOTroop Botnet with Exploits
2017-10-25 18:33

Researchers warn that hackers have weaponized a vulnerability that could be used in an IOTroop (or Reaper) attack, bringing the likelihood of an attack one step closer.

Malvertising Campaign Redirects Browsers To Terror Exploit Kit
2017-10-25 12:28

Hackers behind the Terror exploit kit ramp up distribution via a two-month long malvertising campaign.

Russian Hackers Exploit Recently Patched Flash Vulnerability
2017-10-20 11:06

The Russia-linked cyber espionage group known as APT28 has been using a recently patched Adobe Flash Player vulnerability in attacks aimed at government organizations and aerospace companies,...

Unpatched Microsoft Word DDE Exploit Being Used In Widespread Malware Attacks
2017-10-20 03:07

A newly discovered unpatched attacking method that exploits a built-in feature of Microsoft Office is currently being used in various widespread malware attack campaigns. Last week we reported how...