Security News

Researchers say Oracle Access Manager is a terrible doorman
2018-05-03 01:00

Security tool can be gamed to let any old riffraff into data A vulnerability in Oracle Access Manager is leaving the security tool leaning more towards "access" than "manager".…

Volkswagen Cars Open To Remote Hacking, Researchers Warn
2018-05-01 20:19

Vulnerable in-vehicle infotainment systems have left some Volkswagen cars open to remote hacking, researchers warn.

Twitter sold data access to Cambridge Analytica-affiliated researcher
2018-04-30 17:34

Dr Aleksandr Kogan, the academic behind the personality quiz app that harvested Facebook information of 80+ million people, has also had access to a random sample of public tweets posted during a...

Researchers Dissect Tool Used by Infamous Russian Hacker Group
2018-04-28 10:46

Sofacy’s First-Stage Malware Zebrocy Analyzed ESET security researchers have taken a deep dive into one of the tools heavily used by the Russian threat actor Sofacy over the past couple of years. read more

Amazon Alexa Can Be Used for Snooping, Researchers Say
2018-04-28 10:22

Amazon's Alexa cloud-based virtual assistant for Amazon Echo can be abused to eavesdrop on users, Checkmarx security researchers have discovered. read more

Researchers discover next generation phishing kit
2018-04-25 16:40

Researchers at Check Point and CyberInt, have discovered a new generation of phishing kit that is readily available on the Dark Web. A posting on the Dark Net that advertises the [A]pache phishing...

Researchers Hacked Amazon’s Alexa to Spy On Users, Again
2018-04-25 15:30

Researchers discovered a flaw in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant that enabled them to eavesdrop on consumers with smart devices – and automatically transcribe every word said.

Hackers Can Steal Cryptocurrency From Air-Gapped Wallets: Researcher
2018-04-24 12:29

Air-gapped cryptocurrency wallets are believed to hold private keys stored in them secure, but an Israeli researcher has demonstrated that attackers can leak the keys from such wallets in a matter...

Researchers Analyze Servers Compromised by Russian Hackers
2018-04-23 15:40

Researchers from Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT have analyzed servers compromised by the infamous threat actor known as Energetic Bear in recent years. read more

Researchers propose scheme to secure brain implants
2018-04-18 18:29

A group of researchers from KU Leuven, Belgium, have proposed a practical security scheme that would allow secure communications between a widely used implantable neurostimulator – an electrical...