Security News

Researcher: McAfee URL Security Service Gave Pass to Trojan
2017-11-16 16:03

But ClickProtect Worked as Designed, McAfee ContendsA security service from McAfee designed to scan and block malicious links sent via email appears to have given a free pass to "Emotet" banking...

'Fake news' Becomes a Business Model: Researchers
2017-11-16 15:16

Cyber criminals have latched onto the notion of "fake news" and turned it into a profitable business model, with services starting at under $10, security researchers said Thursday. read more

Creating ATM Botnets Not Difficult, Researchers Say
2017-11-13 15:21

ATMs Are Not Immune to Supply Chain Attacks and Other Digital Threats read more

Researcher Bypasses IDS Using IDS Signatures
2017-11-09 16:03

Bucharest - DefCamp 2017- Intrusion detection system (IDS) signatures can be used as an evasion technique to bypass the IDS itself, a security researcher claims. read more

IoT is Insecure, Get Over It! Say Researchers
2017-11-08 20:29

Security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, contemplate the larger universe of the Internet of things and security.

To Share or Not to Share: The Security Researcher's Dilemma
2017-11-01 15:04

The End User Community is at the Mercy of Security Researchers to Act Responsibly read more

Researchers analyze 3,200 unique phishing kits
2017-10-31 19:05

Most phishing sites are quickly detected and access to them is blocked, but not matter how fast the “takedown” happens, the number of victims is still large enough to make the phishers’ effort...

Researchers Downplay Size of Reaper IoT Botnet
2017-10-30 12:55

The Mirai-like "Reaper" botnet that began infecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in late September has only ensnared up to 20,000 bots so far, according to estimates from Arbor Networks. read more

Researchers turn LG’s Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner into a real-time spying device
2017-10-27 16:22

Check Point researchers have discovered a vulnerability in LG’s smart home infrastructure that could have allowed hackers to take over the legitimate user’s account and, through it, take remote...

Latest Sofacy Campaign Targeting Security Researchers
2017-10-23 17:00

Sofacy has been using a lure document connected to a cyber conflict conference to target researchers and others interested in cybersecurity.