Security News

Explained — How Intel AMT Vulnerability Allows to Hack Computers Remotely (The Hackers News)
2017-05-12 01:45

Earlier this week Intel announced a critical escalation of privilege bug that affects its remote management features shipping with Intel Server chipsets for past 7 years, which, if exploited,...

Unpatched 0-Days in Vanilla Forums Let Remote Attackers Hack Websites (The Hackers News)
2017-05-12 01:33

A security researcher has publicly disclosed two critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Vanilla Forums, an open source software that powers discussion on over 500,000 websites, which could allow...

Criminals are Now Exploiting SS7 Flaws to Hack Smartphone Two-Factor Authentication Systems (Schneier on Security)
2017-05-10 11:50

I've previously written about the serious vulnerabilities in the SS7 phone routing system. Basically, the system doesn't authenticate messages. Now, criminals are using it to hack smartphone-based...