Security News

Hijacking the PC Update Process (Schneier on Security)
2016-06-06 11:10

There's a new report on security vulnerabilities in the PC initialization/update process, allowing someone to hijack it to install malware: One of the major things we found was the presence of...

Device hijacking security flaws discovered in LG handsets (ZDNet)
2016-05-31 11:40

Extreme photo-bombing: Bad Imagemagick bug puts countless websites at risk of hijacking (The Register)
2016-05-03 18:03

FreedomPop Account Hijacking Flaws Remain Unpatched (Threatpost)
2016-05-03 15:36

A serious vulnerability in mobile provider FreedomPop has yet to be patched and can be leveraged with online banking flaws to put customer accounts at risk.

Google/Berkeley Study on Efficacy of Web Hijacking Notification Methods (April 18, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-04-19 19:02

Microsoft plugs online services account hijacking vulnerability (Help Net Security)
2016-04-06 14:31

London-based security researcher and bug hunter Jack Whitton has discovered a serious cross-site request forgery flaw affecting Microsoft’s authentication system for online services. A successful...

Microsoft patches severe account hijacking security flaw (ZDNet)
2016-04-05 11:30

Microsoft account-hijacking hole closed 48 hours after bug report (The Register)
2016-04-05 04:15

95% of HTTPS Servers Vulnerable to Trivial Connection Hijacking (SecurityWeek)
2016-03-18 16:14

Boom in Steam account hijacking is due to cheap Steam Stealers (Help Net Security)
2016-03-17 19:01

With over 125 million active users, Valve’s Steam is the most popular online gaming platform in the world and, consequently, forms a huge pool of targets for cyber crooks and scammers. After all,...