Security News

Researchers Discover New Ways to Hack WPA3 Protected WiFi Passwords
2019-08-03 09:33

The same team of cybersecurity researchers who discovered several severe vulnerabilities, collectively dubbed as Dragonblood, in the newly launched WPA3 WiFi security standard few months ago has...

Researchers hack camera in fake video attack
2019-08-01 12:03

Tampering with surveillance cameras is a common activity for Hollywood heroes and criminals alike. Now, researchers have shown how they can do it in real life.

Researchers Replace IP Camera Feed With Fake Footage
2019-07-31 18:46

Forescout security researchers have demonstrated an attack on an IP camera that results in fake replay footage being displayed to security operators.  read more

Google Researchers Find Remotely Exploitable Vulnerabilities in iOS
2019-07-30 19:38

Security researchers working with Google’s Project Zero have discovered a series of five vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS platform, some of which can be exploited without user interaction.  read more

While cybercriminals abuse Twitter, threat researchers use it to boost threat intelligence efforts
2019-07-30 12:00

Cybercriminals are abusing Twitter via tech support scams, command-and-control (C&C) operations and data exfiltration, according to Trend Micro. Misuse of social networks Researchers analyzed a...

Google Researchers Disclose PoCs for 4 Remotely Exploitable iOS Flaws
2019-07-30 11:34

Google's cybersecurity researchers have finally disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploits for 4 out of 5 security vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to target Apple iOS...

Dear hackers: If you try to pwn a website for phishing, make sure it's not the personal domain of a senior Akamai security researcher
2019-07-29 12:00

Crooks fail to hijack infosec bloke's site to dress it up as a legit Euro bank login page Think you have bad luck? Imagine being the script kiddie who inadvertently tried and failed to pwn an...

Researchers Discover Android Surveillance Malware Built by Sanctioned Russian Firm
2019-07-26 15:00

Mobile security firm Lookout has discovered a new set of sophisticated custom Android surveillanceware tools developed and distributed by a Russian-based company. read more

Researchers Trick Cylance Into Giving Malware a Pass
2019-07-19 17:03

WannaCry, SamSam Skirt Past Cylance's Protect Product, Skylight Cyber ReportsAn Australian cybersecurity company says it tricked BlackBerry's Cylance Protect anti-virus product into believing that...

Researchers Claim They Bypassed Cylance's AI-Based Antivirus
2019-07-19 06:12

Researchers at Australia-based cybersecurity firm Skylight claim to have found a way to trick Cylance’s AI-based antivirus engine into classifying malicious files as benign. read more