Security News

Google’s plan to foil screen-hijacking malware in Android O (Help Net Security)
2017-05-10 20:11

74% of ransomware, 57% of adware, and 14% of banker malware abuse a specific app permission to target nearly 40 percent of all Android users – by overlaying screens, displaying fraudulent ads and...

Session Hijacking, Cookie-Stealing WordPress Malware Spotted (Threatpost)
2017-05-10 20:03

Researchers spotted a strain of cookie stealing malware, injected into a legitimate JavaScript file, masquerading as a WordPress core domain.

Emergency Update Patches Zero Day in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (Threatpost)
2017-05-09 13:12

Microsoft released an emergency update for a zero-day vulnerability disclosed by Google in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine bundled with most versions of Windows.

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Critical RCE in Windows Malware Scanner (The Hackers News)
2017-05-09 00:28

Microsoft's own antivirus software made Windows 7, 8.1, RT and 10 computers, as well as Windows Server 2016 more vulnerable. Microsoft has just released an out-of-band security update to patch the...

Website of Popular Mac Software Hacked to Spread Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-05-08 01:33

If you have recently downloaded the popular open source video transcoder app HandBrake on your Mac, there are chances that your computer is infected with a notorious Remote Access Trojan (RAT)....