Security News

New Attack Targets the Touchscreen of Smartphones, Researchers Reveal
2019-06-03 16:48

A group of researchers has devised a new proof-of-concept attack that targets the touchscreen of Near-Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile devices such as smartphones and allows remote control...

Researcher Exploits Microsoft’s Notepad to ‘Pop a Shell’
2019-05-31 20:28

Google Project Zero researcher unearths a bug in Microsoft’s Notepad Windows application.

Researchers Dissect PowerShell Scripts Used by Russia-Linked Hackers
2019-05-31 15:02

Security researchers from ESET have analyzed several PowerShell scripts used by the Russia-linked Turla threat group in recent attacks.  read more

Researchers fight ransomware attacks by leveraging properties of flash-based storage
2019-05-31 05:30

Ransomware continues to pose a serious threat to organizations of all sizes. In a new paper, “Project Almanac: A Time-Traveling Solid State Drive,” University of Illinois students Chance Coats and...

Researchers spot manipulated photos and video using AI-driven imaging system
2019-05-31 04:45

To thwart sophisticated methods of altering photos and video, researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have demonstrated an experimental technique to authenticate images throughout the...

Researcher Describes Docker Vulnerability
2019-05-30 15:18

No Patch Available Yet, But Exploiting the Flaw Would Be 'Challenging'A security researcher has found a significant flaw all versions of Docker, an open source container platform, that can give...

WordPress Plugin Has Unpatched Privilege Escalation Flaw, Warn Researchers
2019-05-29 16:01

Researchers are warning of flaws in two WordPress plugins - Slick Popup and WP Database Backup - including one that remains unpatched.

Google Researcher Finds Code Execution Vulnerability in Notepad
2019-05-29 14:16

Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy revealed on Tuesday that he identified a code execution vulnerability in Microsoft’s Notepad text editor. read more

Researchers uncover smart padlock’s dumb security
2019-05-29 09:48

Pen Test Partners has found some major security flaws in the Bluetooth Nokelock that consumers might like to know about.

Researchers Analyze the Linux Variant of Winnti Malware
2019-05-28 15:47

Chronicle, the cybersecurity arm of Google’s parent Alphabet, has identified and analyzed samples of the Winnti malware that have been designed specifically for the Linux platform.