Security News

Researchers trick Tesla’s Autopilot into driving into oncoming traffic
2019-04-03 10:55

They placed unobtrusive stickers that drivers wouldn't see but would fool autopilot into thinking the lane was veering off to the left.

Undocumented Intel VISA Tech Can Be Abused, Researchers Allege
2019-03-29 21:05

Researchers at Black Hat Asia said that Intel VISA, an undocumented testing tool, can be abused using previously-disclosed vulnerabilities.

Aussie InfoSec Researcher to Be Sentenced
2019-03-26 16:33

Police Charged Researcher With Network IntrusionAn Australian computer security researcher will be sentenced May 1 after pleading guilty to several charges related to an unauthorized intrusion...

Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in LTE Wireless Protocol
2019-03-25 18:55

Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Constitution (KAIST) say they have discovered 36 previously undisclosed vulnerabilities in the Long Term Evolution (LTE)...

Researchers Earn $270,000 for Firefox, Edge Hacks at Pwn2Own 2019
2019-03-22 06:30

White hat hackers earned a total of $270,000 on the second day of the Pwn2Own hacking competition for demonstrating exploits against the Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge web browsers. read more

Researcher finds new way to sniff Windows BitLocker encryption keys
2019-03-21 12:09

A researcher has published a new and relatively simple way that Windows BitLocker encryption keys can be sniffed in less secure configurations as they travel from Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs)...

Researchers Use UPnP Protocol to Unmask IPv6 Address
2019-03-20 20:38

Cisco Talos security researchers were able to leverage properties of the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol to unmask the IPv6 address of specific IPv4 hosts. read more

Google researcher discovers new type of Windows security weakness
2019-03-20 12:30

Microsoft will patch a new Windows security bug discovered by Google Project Zero - despite finding no evidence that it poses a threat.

Researchers fret over Netflix interactive TV traffic snooping
2019-03-20 12:23

No sooner has Netflix made an interactive TV show than people are already pulling apart its privacy implications.