Security News

Firefox to burn FTP out of its browser, starting slowly in version 77 due in April
2020-03-20 10:15

Firefox has decided it's time to burn the browser's FTP connections. Platform list, developer Michal Novotny announced "We plan to remove FTP protocol implementation from our code."

RIP FTP? File Transfer Protocol switched off by default in Chrome 80
2020-02-05 18:48

Chrome 80 emerged from Google this week with a few more nails to hammer into the coffin of the venerable File Transfer Protocol. It has been a death by a thousand cuts for FTP in Chrome.

RCE Flaw Found in ProFTPD (FTP Server) — Affecting Over 1 Million Servers
2019-07-23 16:03

A German security researcher has publicly disclosed details of a severe vulnerability in one of the most popular FTP server applications, which potentially could affect over one million servers....

How to install an FTP server and secure it with TLS
2019-06-19 15:46

Gain more security with your open source FTP server with the help of OpenSSL and TLS.

Freaking out about fiendish IoT exploits? Maybe disable telnet, FTP and change that default password first?
2019-06-18 11:00

Home devices are so poorly guarded, attackers don't even need sophisticated tools While netizens and journalists worry about criminals and spies using sophisticated cyber-weapons to hijack...

US military manuals hawked on dark web after files left rattling in insecure FTP server
2018-07-11 14:58

Wow, so servicemen forget to change their default logins too Sensitive US Air Force documents have leaked onto the dark web as part of an attempted sale of drone manuals.…

New Dridex Variant Emerges With An FTP Twist
2018-01-19 18:45

A recently discovered Dridex campaign had a few peculiar characteristics, including the use of FTP instead of HTTP.

Dridex Campaign Abuses FTP Servers
2018-01-19 12:45

A recently observed email campaign is abusing compromised FTP servers as download locations for malicious documents and infecting users with the Dridex banking Trojan, Forcepoint has discovered.  read more

2017-10-05 17:23

A newly detailed backdoor is using an FTP server for command and control (C&C) purposes, Trend Micro security researchers warn. read more

Chrome will tag FTP sites as “Not secure”
2017-09-15 16:05

Google Chrome 63, expected to be released sometime around December, will label resources delivered over the FTP protocol as “Not secure”, a member of the Chrome security team has shared. This...