Security News

Microsoft Patches for Meltdown Introduced Severe Flaw: Researcher
2018-03-28 11:03

Some of the Windows updates released by Microsoft to mitigate the Meltdown vulnerability introduce an even more severe security hole, a researcher has warned. Microsoft has released patches for...

Netflix, Dropbox promise not to sue security researchers, with caveats
2018-03-23 20:26

Netflix and Dropbox have both noted recently that they won’t sue security researchers who find and disclose vulnerabilities in their products. The only caveat is: the researchers must conduct the...

Online Sandbox Services Used to Exfiltrate Data: Researcher
2018-03-20 18:27

Attackers can use online sandbox services to exfiltrate data from an isolated network, a SafeBreach security researcher has discovered. The new research is based on the discovery that cloud...

Researchers Show How Popular Text Editors Can Be Attacked Via Third-Party Plugins
2018-03-19 22:16

Security risk in extensible text editors enable hackers to abuse plugins and escalate privileges.

AMD Chip Flaws Confirmed by More Researchers
2018-03-19 17:23

Another cybersecurity firm has independently confirmed some of the AMD processor vulnerabilities discovered by Israel-based CTS Labs, but the controversial disclosure has not had a significant...

Researchers Find Critical Security Flaws in AMD Chips
2018-03-13 19:45

Security researchers said Tuesday they discovered flaws in chips made by Advanced Micro Devices that could allow hackers to take over computers and networks. Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs...

Researchers find critical flaws in SecurEnvoy SecurMail, patch now!
2018-03-13 15:23

If you’re a user of SecurEnvoy SecurMail and you haven’t yet implemented the latest patch, do so now – or risk getting your encrypted emails read by attackers. The warning comes from SEC Consult...

Researchers Demonstrate Ransomware Attack on Robots
2018-03-09 14:01

CANCUN - KASPERSKY SECURITY ANALYST SUMMIT - IOActive security researchers today revealed a ransomware attack on robots, demonstrating not only that such assaults are possible, but also their...

Cortana Can Expose Enterprises to Attacks, Researchers Warn
2018-03-08 18:01

Malicious actors may be able to abuse voice-based virtual assistants to hack into enterprise systems and researchers proved it through an attack that targets Microsoft Cortana. read more

Researchers Devise New Attacks Against 4G LTE Mobile Networks
2018-03-06 18:53

A team of researchers from Purdue University and the University of Iowa have discovered 10 new attacks against the 4G LTE protocol, which could allow adversaries snoop on messages, deny service,...