Security News

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?!

Chrome Incognito mode detection fix busted by researchers
2019-08-13 13:43

Remember that Chrome update that stopped websites from detecting Incognito mode? Well, researchers claim to have found a way around it.

Researchers discover 40+ insecure drivers for Windows
2019-08-13 08:40

Spurred by several past instances of attackers abusing device drivers to install a kernel rootkit or malicious firmware implants, Eclypsium researchers have decided to probe the security of a wide...

Researchers Demonstrate Ransomware Attack on DSLR Camera
2019-08-12 13:21

Researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point have demonstrated that malicious actors could hack a DSLR camera and infect it with a piece of ransomware. read more

Apple will hand out unlocked iPhones to vetted researchers
2019-08-12 11:44

It formalizes the reality: "pre-jailbroken" iPhones were already on the black market.

DEF CON 2019: Researchers Demo Hacking Google Home for RCE
2019-08-09 15:47

Researcher show how they hacked Google Home smart speakers using the Megellan vulnerability.

Repurposing Mac Malware Not Difficult, Researcher Shows
2019-08-09 15:01

Repurposing Mac malware is not a difficult task for someone with reverse-engineering skills, and it’s a far simpler approach compared to writing malware from scratch, a researcher has...

Apple expands bug bounty program, opens it to all researchers, raises rewards
2019-08-09 12:56

Three years ago at the Black Hat conference, Apple announced its first bug bounty program, which was invite-only and limited to iOS. At this year’s edition of the con, Ivan Krstić, Apple’s head of...

Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Boeing 787 Firmware
2019-08-08 16:14

Researchers from security firm IOActive have discovered a series of vulnerabilities and attacks that they believe could be possible on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. read more