Security News

Worried about cyber pirates hijacking autonomous ships? Focus on port cybersecurity first
2019-08-27 05:15

On average, the U.S. Coast Guard issues between ten and twenty safety alerts annually. Alerts tend to function more as a public service announcement designed to raise awareness of common hazards...

DLL Hijacking Flaw Found in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020
2019-08-22 14:59

A DLL hijacking vulnerability affecting Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 could have been exploited for privilege escalation and other malicious purposes, SafeBreach researchers revealed on...

The Joy of Six... critical security patches: Cisco small biz switches open to hijacking via web UI
2019-08-22 00:18

Plus UCS and more gear needs update: Turn it on, download these fixes, crank it up – and rip the KNOB off Cisco has emitted a fresh round of software updates to address security holes in its...

Teen TalkTalk hacker ordered to pay £400k after hijacking popular Instagram account
2019-08-19 13:03

Sanitised browser history sparked another investigation One of the crew who hacked TalkTalk has been ordered to hand over £400,000 after seizing control of a high-profile Instagram account...

DLL Hijacking Flaws Patched in Trend Micro Password Manager
2019-08-15 12:46

Trend Micro recently patched a couple of DLL hijacking vulnerabilities in Password Manager that could allow malicious actors to escalate privileges, make their malware persistent, and to load and...

Your mid-week infosec news bonanza: Cisco bugs, VMware-Nvidia guest escapes, KDE hijacking, and more
2019-08-07 00:40

Including: Microsoft spins up Azure security lab, offers more bug bounty cash Roundup Before letting the IT staff clock out early this week, make sure they read up on the following security...

Recent DNS Hijacking Campaigns Trigger Government Action
2019-07-22 20:18

US and UK Agencies Respond to Increasing AttacksA recent spate of attacks targeting domain name system protocols and registrars, including several incidents that researchers believe have ties to...

Sea Turtle's DNS Hijacking Continues Despite Exposure
2019-07-10 15:55

In April 2019, Cisco Talos researchers reported on an ongoing state-sponsored DNS hijacking campaign that had compromised at least 40 different organizations in 13 countries. They named the...

Zoom Zero-Day Bug Opens Mac Users to Webcam Hijacking
2019-07-09 15:35

The vulnerability can be exploited on a drive-by basis by a malicious website.

EA Games Patches Account-Hijacking Bug
2019-06-26 15:08

A bug in the Electronic Arts gaming platform's single sign-on mechanism could have allowed hackers to access game accounts.