Security News

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...

Hacking Virtual Reality – Researchers Exploit Popular Bigscreen VR App
2019-02-22 13:18

A team of cybersecurity researchers from the University of New Haven yesterday released a video demonstrating how vulnerabilities that most programmers often underestimate could have allowed...

Researcher Earns $10,000 for Another XSS Flaw in Yahoo Mail
2019-02-22 07:14

A researcher says he has discovered yet another critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yahoo Mail. The recently patched flaw could have been exploited to steal the targeted user’s...

Researcher: Not Hard for a Hacker to Capsize a Ship at Sea
2019-02-20 21:33

Capsizing a ship with a cyberattack is a relatively low-skill enterprise, according to an analysis from Pen Test Partners.

Password Managers Leave Crumbs in Memory, Researchers Warn
2019-02-20 10:03

Popular Password Managers for Windows Fail to Tidy Up Before Locking Up ShopA security audit of popular password manager has revealed some concerning weaknesses. Luckily, none of the problems are...

Intel SGX Can Be Abused to Hide Advanced Malware: Researchers
2019-02-13 10:19

A team of researchers has demonstrated that Intel’s SGX technology can be abused to hide an advanced and stealthy piece of malware that could allow attackers to steal data and conduct activities...

Researchers Implant "Protected" Malware On Intel SGX Enclaves
2019-02-13 10:03

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a way to hide malicious code in Intel SGX enclaves, a hardware-based memory encryption feature in modern processors that isolates sensitive code and data...

Researchers use Intel SGX to put malware beyond the reach of antivirus software
2019-02-12 20:54

Processor protects malware from attempts to inspect and analyze it.