Security News

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.

Mirai Vulnerability Disclosed, But Exploits May Constitute Hacking Back (Threatpost)
2016-10-28 18:17

A buffer overflow found in the Mirai botnet could eliminate its ability to carry out HTTP flood attacks. But exploiting that vulnerability puts defenders in a gray area with regard to hacking back.