Security News

MAGA ‘Safe Space’ App Developer Threatens Security Researcher
2019-03-13 15:58

The mobile app, dubbed a "Yelp for Conservatives," was found with an open API leaking reams of user data.

Researchers expose massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns with 250 million downloads
2019-03-13 11:36

Check Point Research has uncovered two massive mobile adware and data stealing campaigns, which have already had over 250 million downloads combined globally. Both target mobiles using Android,...

Researchers unveil February 2019’s most wanted malware
2019-03-12 06:15

Coinhive has once again led Check Point’s Global Threat Index for the 15th consecutive month, despite the announcement that its services have been shut down from March 8th 2019. GandCrab...

Researcher Claims Iranian APT Behind 6TB Data Heist at Citrix
2019-03-11 19:31

IRIDIUM is an APT that uses proprietary techniques to bypass two-factor authentication for critical applications, according to security firm Resecurity.

Researchers create system that predicts vulnerability severity from tweets
2019-03-08 11:53

To what extent do users’ opinions about threat severity expressed online align with expert judgments and can these opinions provide an early indicator to help prioritize threats based on their...

Researchers Link 'Sharpshooter' Cyber Attacks to North Korean Hackers
2019-03-04 16:03

Security researchers have finally, with "high confidence," linked a previously discovered global cyber espionage campaign targeting critical infrastructure around the world to a North Korean APT...

Researchers and businesses need to work together to expose IoT vulnerabilities
2019-02-28 06:00

As the Internet of Things (IoT) grows and smart devices gain popularity, cybercriminals will continue to find new ways to exploit all connected things. Two new vulnerabilities have been unocovered...

Researchers break e-signatures in 22 common PDF viewers
2019-02-27 12:01

Researchers have discovered a flaw in some PDF document viewers that allows new content to be added to documents without breaking the electronic signatures.

Researchers eavesdrop on DNA synthesizer to steal genetic blueprint
2019-02-27 06:15

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have uncovered the possibility of an acoustic side-channel attack on the DNA synthesis...

Hackers Can Plant Backdoors on Bare Metal Cloud Servers: Researchers
2019-02-26 06:53

Malicious actors could plant firmware backdoors on bare metal cloud servers and use them to disrupt applications, steal data, and launch ransomware attacks, firmware security company Eclypsium...