Security News

Researchers Draw Connections Between APTs
2018-08-31 12:34

A newly discovered threat group shares similarities with three advanced persistent threats (APTs), Trend Micro security researchers have discovered. read more

Researchers Shine Light on Smart-Bulb Data Theft
2018-08-29 13:28

The attack allows snooping of data from environments that are highly secure or air-gapped using infrared signals from smart bulbs.

Researchers Blame ‘Monolithic’ Linux Code Base for Critical Vulnerabilities
2018-08-22 17:10

With an OS design based on a verified microkernel, researchers contend almost all Linux OS flaws could be mitigated to less than critical severity.

Researchers convert QR codes into complex 3D features to foil IP pirates
2018-08-21 13:06

The worldwide market for 3D-printed parts is a $5 billion business with a global supply chain involving the internet, email, and the cloud – creating a number of opportunities for counterfeiting...

Researchers reveal new online user tracking techniques
2018-08-20 18:49

Researchers have identified a number of online user tracking techniques that can’t be blocked by browsers’ built-in anti-tracking defenses and existing anti-tracking and ad-blocking extensions....

Adblocking and browser privacy can be bypassed, researchers find
2018-08-20 10:34

Virtually every desktop browser and adblocker can have its ad-tracking privacy or security bypassed by at least one software technique, a new study has found.

Researchers Break IPsec VPN Connections with 20-Year-Old Protocol Flaw
2018-08-14 16:07

The attack targets IKE’s handshake implementation used for IPsec-based VPN connections, opening the door for MiTM attacks or for bad actors to access data carried in VPN sessions.

In-flight satellite comms vulnerable to remote attack, researcher finds
2018-08-13 12:11

IOActive’s researcher Ruben Santamarta is the sort of person anyone interested in computer security would probably enjoy sitting next to on a long flight. Take the journey he made last November...