Security News

Hackers Can Steal Cryptocurrency From Air-Gapped Wallets: Researcher
2018-04-24 12:29

Air-gapped cryptocurrency wallets are believed to hold private keys stored in them secure, but an Israeli researcher has demonstrated that attackers can leak the keys from such wallets in a matter...

Researchers Analyze Servers Compromised by Russian Hackers
2018-04-23 15:40

Researchers from Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT have analyzed servers compromised by the infamous threat actor known as Energetic Bear in recent years. read more

Researchers propose scheme to secure brain implants
2018-04-18 18:29

A group of researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium, have proposed a practical security scheme that would allow secure communications between a widely used implantable neurostimulator – an electrical...

Researcher Billy Rios, Talks Medical Device Security at RSA Conference 2018
2018-04-18 13:41

Researcher Billy Rios, founder of WhiteScope, discusses medical device hacking at RSA Conference 2018 with Threatpost’s Tom Spring.

Researchers warn of re-gifted malware
2018-04-18 00:45

APT nasties can be lobbed right back at careless attackers RSA 2018 "You don't launch a cyber weapon, you share it," researchers have warned those thinking of using malware for hacking purposes…

Researchers develop algorithm to detect fake users on social networks
2018-04-17 20:03

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and University of Washington researchers have developed a new generic method to detect fake accounts on most types of social networks, including Facebook and...

Security researchers sinkholed EITest infection chain
2018-04-16 15:12

Security researchers have managed to neutralize “EITest,” one of the oldest infection chains and thus preventing as many as two million potential malicious redirects a day. About EITest EITest...

Researchers use power lines to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers
2018-04-13 21:13

Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have come up with another way to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers: this time, its via malware that can control the power...

Don’t Trust Android OEM Patching Claims, Researcher
2018-04-13 19:47

Many Android device manufacturers are not telling the truth when they say they have patched devices, researchers found.

Researchers Sinkhole Deep-Rooted "EITest" Infection Chain
2018-04-13 16:33

Proofpoint on Thursday said that it has managed to sinkhole what could be the oldest “infection chain” out there, which redirected users to exploit kits (EKs), social engineering schemes, and...