Security News

Mirai Variant Sets Up Proxy Servers on Compromised Devices
2018-02-22 18:18

A newly observed variant of the infamous Mirai botnet is capable of setting up proxy servers on the infected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Fortinet warns. read more

Russia Bans Proxy Services And VPNs To Purge Extremist Content (The Hackers News)
2017-07-26 05:03

Earlier this year, China announced a crackdown on VPNs and proxy services in the country and made it mandatory for all VPN providers and leased cable lines operators to have a license from the...

SSHowDowN Proxy attacks using IoT devices (Help Net Security)
2016-10-13 12:45

Akamai’s Threat Research team has identified a recent spate of SSHowDowN Proxy attacks whereby attackers are using Internet of Things (IoT) devices to remotely generate attack traffic by using a...

Proxy authentication flaw can be exploited to crack HTTPS protection (Help Net Security)
2016-08-16 19:12

Mistakes made in the implementation of proxy authentication in a variety of operating systems and applications have resulted in security vulnerabilities that allow MitM attackers to effectively...