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Researcher Billy Rios, Talks Medical Device Security at RSA Conference 2018
2018-04-18 13:41

Researcher Billy Rios, founder of WhiteScope, discusses medical device hacking at RSA Conference 2018 with Threatpost’s Tom Spring.

Researchers warn of re-gifted malware
2018-04-18 00:45

APT nasties can be lobbed right back at careless attackers RSA 2018 "You don't launch a cyber weapon, you share it," researchers have warned those thinking of using malware for hacking purposes…

Researchers develop algorithm to detect fake users on social networks
2018-04-17 20:03

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and University of Washington researchers have developed a new generic method to detect fake accounts on most types of social networks, including Facebook and...

Security researchers sinkholed EITest infection chain
2018-04-16 15:12

Security researchers have managed to neutralize “EITest,” one of the oldest infection chains and thus preventing as many as two million potential malicious redirects a day. About EITest EITest...

Researchers use power lines to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers
2018-04-13 21:13

Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have come up with another way to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers: this time, its via malware that can control the power...

Don’t Trust Android OEM Patching Claims, Researcher
2018-04-13 19:47

Many Android device manufacturers are not telling the truth when they say they have patched devices, researchers found.

Researchers Sinkhole Deep-Rooted "EITest" Infection Chain
2018-04-13 16:33

Proofpoint on Thursday said that it has managed to sinkhole what could be the oldest “infection chain” out there, which redirected users to exploit kits (EKs), social engineering schemes, and...

How security researchers deal with risks stemming from their activities
2018-04-11 15:07

Broad and inconsistent interpretations of behind the times laws, new anti-infosec legislation, lawsuits and criminal prosecutions are having a chilling effect on security research. It’s difficult...

Researchers Link New Android Backdoor to North Korean Hackers
2018-04-06 14:54

The recently discovered KevDroid Android backdoor is tied to the North Korean hacking group APT37, Palo Alto Networks researchers say. read more

1.5 Billion Sensitive Documents on Open Internet: Researchers
2018-04-05 13:43

Some 1.5 billion sensitive online files, from pay stubs to medical scans to patent applications, are visible on the open internet, security researchers said Thursday. Researchers from the...