Security News

SoakSoak Botnet Pushing Neutrino Exploit Kit and CryptXXX Ransomware (Threatpost)
2016-07-20 17:21

Research spot SoakSoak botnets spreading the Neutrino Exploit Kit that in turn infect the unsuspecting with the CryptXXX ransomware.

Rise in brand impersonation exploits user trust (Help Net Security)
2016-07-15 13:00

A rise in brand impersonation means bad actors can exploit user trust by intercepting communication with rogue social media profiles and expose them to malware, ransomware or credential harvesting...

Microsoft splats bug that turns printers into drive-by exploit kits (Help Net Security)
2016-07-13 17:52

In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 11 sets of patches – 6 “critical” and 5 “important.” The good news is that none of the plugged vulnerabilities are being currently exploited...

Exploit for GNU wget RCE flaw revealed (Help Net Security)
2016-07-05 21:03

Technical details about a serious vulnerability affecting all but the latest version of the GNU wget software have been released online, along with PoC exploit scenarios. Unearthed by security...