Security News

Critical OpenEMR Vulnerabilities Give Hackers Remote Access to Health Records
2020-10-30 12:55

Several vulnerabilities found by researchers in the OpenEMR software can be exploited by remote hackers to obtain medical records and compromise healthcare infrastructure. Researchers at Swiss-based code quality and security solutions provider SonarSource discovered earlier this year that OpenEMR is affected by four types of vulnerabilities that impact servers using the Patient Portal component.

BlackBerry Security Summit 2020: Keynote focuses on COVID-19 and enhancing remote access security
2020-10-06 15:34

BlackBerry CEO John Chen and the research director from Gartner's endpoint and operations security group delivered speeches at the opening keynote. Ahead of the event, BlackBerry announced new security products and services including Cyber Suite and BlackBerry Persona Desktop.

Critical Flaws Discovered in Popular Industrial Remote Access Systems
2020-10-01 01:29

Cybersecurity researchers have found critical security flaws in two popular industrial remote access systems that can be exploited to ban access to industrial production floors, hack into company networks, tamper with data, and even steal sensitive business secrets. The flaws, discovered by Tel Aviv-based OTORIO, were identified in B&R Automation's SiteManager and GateManager, and MB Connect Line's mbCONNECT24, two of the popular remote maintenance tools used in automotive, energy, oil & gas, metal, and packaging sectors to connect to industrial assets from anywhere across the world.

Major Instagram App Bug Could've Given Hackers Remote Access to Your Phone
2020-09-24 03:22

In a report shared with The Hacker News today, Check Point researchers disclosed details about a critical vulnerability in Instagram's Android app that could have allowed remote attackers to take control over a targeted device just by sending victims a specially crafted image. According to an advisory published by Facebook, the heap overflow security issue impacts all versions of the Instagram app prior to 128.0.0.26.128, which was released on February 10 earlier this year.

Major Instagram App Bug Could've Given Hackers Remote Access to Your Phone
2020-09-24 03:11

In a report shared with The Hacker News today, Check Point researchers disclosed details about a critical vulnerability in Instagram's Android app that could have allowed remote attackers to take control over a targeted device just by sending victims a specially crafted image. According to an advisory published by Facebook, the heap overflow security issue impacts all versions of the Instagram app prior to 128.0.0.26.128, which was released on February 10 earlier this year.

Microsoft Out-of-Band Security Update Fixes Windows Remote Access Flaws
2020-08-20 15:39

During those updates, fixes for the two flaws were issued for Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019; as well as Windows Server. "Microsoft is announcing the availability of security update 4578013 for all supported versions of Microsoft 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2," according to Microsoft's Wednesday advisory.

Product showcase: Cloudbric Remote Access
2020-06-03 05:00

Cloudbric has introduced an alternative to traditional VPNs, that monitors and blocks unusual and malicious access. The company utilized its award-winning cybersecurity technology to develop a remote access solution that provides a cloud-based, secure channel for remote access while blocking out hack attempts, malware, malicious bots, intrusions originating from black IPs, and even DDoS attacks.

Cato SDP: Cloud-Scale and Global Remote Access Solution Review
2020-04-30 03:59

Cato Networks shared its increase in remote access usage post coronavirus outbreak. SDP is a new approach for delivering secure remote access to applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud.

Cato SDP: Cloud-Scale and Global Remote Access Solution Review
2020-04-30 03:59

Cato Networks shared its increase in remote access usage post coronavirus outbreak. SDP is a new approach for delivering secure remote access to applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud.

Adult dating site attacks targeted colleges with remote access trojan
2020-04-24 20:09

Aimed at students and faculty at colleges in the US, this phishing campaign tried to infect machines with the Hupigon remote access trojan, says security provider Proofpoint. In a new campaign discovered by Proofpoint, scammers used adult dating photos as a way to infect people at colleges with malware.