Security News

Hackers Already Targeting Pyeongchang Olympics: Researchers
2018-01-06 21:47

Hackers have already begun targeting the Pyeongchang Olympic Games with malware-infected emails which may be aimed at stealing passwords or financial information, researchers said Saturday. read more

Lazarus Hackers Phish For Bitcoins, Researchers Warn
2017-12-18 13:48

Bitcoin Exchange Job Lure Traces to Hackers Tied to North KoreaBitcoin-seeking phishing attacks have been trying to socially engineer would-be cryptocurrency exchange executives, warn researchers...

Google Researcher Finds Critical Flaw in Keeper Password Manager
2017-12-18 07:00

Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy recently discovered that the Keeper password manager had been affected by a critical flaw similar to one he identified just over one year ago in the...

Iran Used "Triton" Malware to Target Saudi Arabia: Researchers
2017-12-15 17:32

The recently uncovered malware known as “Triton” and “Trisis” was likely developed by Iran and used to target an organization in Saudi Arabia, according to industrial cybersecurity and threat...

Google Researcher Releases iOS 11 Jailbreak Exploit
2017-12-12 08:11

Google Project Zero researcher Ian Beer has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that could pave the way for the first iOS 11 jailbreak. read more

Google Researcher Releases iOS Exploit—Could Enable iOS 11 Jailbreak
2017-12-12 07:48

As promised last week, Google's Project Zero researcher Ian Beer now publicly disclosed an exploit that works on almost all 64-bit Apple devices running iOS 11.1.2 or earlier, which can be used to...

Patch of Dirty COW Vulnerability Incomplete, Researchers Claim
2017-11-30 18:28

The “Dirty COW” vulnerability (CVE-2016–5195) discovered last year in Linux was incompletely patched, Bindecy researchers say. read more

Microsoft Manually Patched Office Component: Researchers
2017-11-20 15:25

Microsoft engineers appear to have manually patched a 17 year-old vulnerability in Office, instead of altering the source code of the vulnerable component, ACROS Security researchers say. read more

Researcher Spars With Drone Maker DJI Over Security Flaws
2017-11-20 10:18

DJI Alleges Bug Bounty 'Hacker' Damaged Server And Threatened CompanyA veteran security researcher has become entangled in a conflict with Chinese drone manufacturer DJI over his security...

Drone Maker DJI, Researcher Quarrel Over Bug Bounty Program
2017-11-17 10:02

China-based Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), one of the world’s largest drone makers, has accused a researcher of accessing sensitive information without authorization after the expert bashed the...