Security News

Android Zero-Day Bug Opens Door to Privilege Escalation Attack, Researchers Warn
2019-09-04 21:24

The zero-day vulnerability could enable privilege escalation, and is not part of Google's Android September security update.

Blindly accepting network update texts could have pwned your mobe, say researchers
2019-09-04 16:01

Flaws now (mostly) patched Over-the-air provisioning is the latest attack vector threatening your innocent Android mobe, according to Check Point.…

Researchers develop cheaper, more efficient Internet connectivity for IoT devices
2019-09-03 04:00

A cheaper and more efficient method for IoT devices to receive high-speed wireless connectivity has been developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo. With 75 billion Internet of Things...

Researchers Analyze Tools Used by 'Hexane' Attackers Against Industrial Firms
2019-08-28 14:59

Security researchers from Secureworks have analyzed several tools used by the Hexane threat actor in attack campaigns against industrial organizations over the past several months.  read more

WordPress Plugins Exploited in Ongoing Attack, Researchers Warn
2019-08-23 19:30

Researchers warn users of several plugins to update as vulnerabilities are being actively exploited to redirect website visitor traffic.

Should you block newly registered domains? Researchers say yes
2019-08-23 04:30

7 out of 10 newly registered domains (NDRs) are either malicious, suspicious or not safe for work, say Palo Alto Networks researchers, and advise organizations to block access to them with URL...

Researcher Discloses Second Steam Zero-Day After Valve Bug Bounty Ban
2019-08-21 20:40

After Valve banned him from its bug bounty program, a researcher has found a second zero-day vulnerability affecting the Steam gaming client.

Researchers were able to detect what is typed using just a smartphone
2019-08-19 05:15

You likely know to avoid suspicious emails to keep hackers from gleaning personal information from your computer. But a new study from SMU (Southern Methodist University) suggests that it’s...

Researchers reveal the latest lateral phishing tactics
2019-08-16 05:15

Emails coming from legitimate, compromised accounts are difficult to spot, both for existing email protection systems and the recipients themselves. Lateral phishing tactics Researchers from...

‘NULL’ license plate gets security researcher $12K in tickets
2019-08-15 10:58

The vanity plate sounded good in theory: maybe it would make his plate invisible to ALPR systems?!