Security News

Shooting Down Drones (Schneier on Security)
2015-08-04 13:24

A Kentucky man shot down a drone that was hovering in his backyard: "It was just right there," he told Ars. "It was hovering, I would never have shot it if it was flying. When he came down with a...

Updated Rig Exploit Kit Closing in on 1 Million Victims (Threatpost)
2015-08-04 13:00

A new version of the Rig Exploit Kit is fueling a malware campaign that has already claimed close to one million victims.

Macs can be permanently compromised via firmware worm (Help Net Security)
2015-08-04 12:26

Security researchers Xeno Kovah and Trammell Hudson have discovered several flaws in the firmware installed on Apple computers, and have created a worm that can silently infect them and change the fir...