Security News

DLL Hijacking Flaw Impacts Symantec Endpoint Protection
2019-11-14 17:00

Symantec Endpoint Protection is the latest antivirus product found to unsafely load DLLs into a process that runs with SYSTEM privileges. read more

Vulnerability in McAfee Antivirus Products Allows DLL Hijacking
2019-11-13 19:40

A vulnerability in McAfee antivirus software could allow an attacker to evade self-defense mechanisms and achieve persistence, SafeBreach security researchers have discovered. read more

Sextortion scammers are hijacking blogs – and victims are paying up
2019-10-30 11:47

Sextortion scammers have started hijacking poorly managed or defunct blogs to expand an increasingly profitable business.

Avast, Avira Products Vulnerable to DLL Hijacking
2019-10-23 12:47

Vulnerabilities in Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, and Avira Antivirus could allow an attacker to load a malicious DLL file in an effort to bypass defenses and escalate privileges, SafeBreach Labs...

Using Machine Learning to Detect IP Hijacking
2019-10-17 11:08

This is interesting research: In a BGP hijack, a malicious actor convinces nearby networks that the best path to reach a specific IP address is through their network. That's unfortunately not very...

How MIT researchers use machine learning to detect IP hijackings before it occurs
2019-10-08 16:25

The goal is to predict incidents in advance by tracing it back to the actual hijackers.

Microsoft Warns of a New Rare Fileless Malware Hijacking Windows Computers
2019-09-27 12:34

Watch out Windows users! There's a new strain of malware making rounds on the Internet that has already infected thousands of computers worldwide and most likely, your antivirus program would not...

How to defend your organization against browser-hijacking malware and ransomware
2019-09-26 19:00

Network attacks more than doubled this past quarter versus the prior quarter, according to a new report from security provider WatchGuard.

Twitter slaps back SMS texting after @Jack hijacking
2019-09-06 09:41

Two problems, Twitter says: vulnerabilities that mobile carriers need to fix & its reliance on linked numbers for 2FA.

DLL Hijacking Flaw Patched in Check Point Endpoint Security
2019-08-28 13:52

Researchers at SafeBreach discovered that Check Point’s Endpoint Security product is affected by a DLL hijacking vulnerability that can be exploited for privilege escalation and other purposes. read more