Security News

Latest Flash Zero Day Being Used to Push Ransomware (Threatpost)
2016-04-08 01:08

Exploits for an Adobe Flash Player zero day vulnerability have been folded into two exploit kits that are distributing ransomware to infected machines.

Mac Adware OSX.Pirrit Unleashes Ad Overload, For Now (Threatpost)
2016-04-07 21:55

Researchers discovered a Mac OS X variant of the Windows-based Pirrit adware that creates a proxy server on infected Mac computers and injects ads into webpages.

Hack the Pentagon an Olive Branch to Security Researchers (Threatpost)
2016-04-07 21:49

At Infiltrate Conference, the DOD explained more about the Hack the Pentagon bug bounty program and how goverment attitudes about hackers are shifting.