Security News

Facebook conspiracy theories after Android app tries to “get root”
2018-05-21 17:41

Facebook's Android app suddenly started making a bid for superuser access. Conspiracy theories popped up like fungi. (It's now fixed.)

Critical Linux Flaw Opens the Door to Full Root Access
2018-05-16 21:05

The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute a malware or other payloads on a client machine by sending malicious messages from the DHCP server.

Linux admins: Dire vulnerability gives attackers root access in RHEL, CentOS, Fedora
2018-05-16 12:21

A flaw related to a NetworkManager integration script is trivially easy for attackers to leverage.

Hyperoptic's ZTE-made 1Gbps routers had hyper-hardcoded hyper-root hyper-password
2018-04-26 06:03

Firmware updates pushed out to up to 400,000 subscribers A security vulnerability has been found in Brit broadband biz Hyperoptic's home routers that exposes tens of thousands of its subscribers...

Firefox 63 to Distrust All Symantec Root Certificates
2018-03-13 13:28

Mozilla this week detailed its plans to completely distrust Symantec root certificates in Firefox 63, set to arrive in October 2018. read more

New Western Digital My Cloud Bugs Give Local Attackers Root to NAS Devices
2018-02-02 18:16

Two new WD My Cloud vulnerabilities have been identified, adding to last month’s bevy of security bugs.

ASUS Patches Root Command Execution Flaws Haunting Over a Dozen Router Models
2018-01-25 23:40

ASUS patched a bug that allowed attackers to pair two vulnerabilities to gain direct router access and execute commands as root.

MacOS LPE Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access
2018-01-02 22:12

A researcher with the Twitter handle ‘Siguza’ published details of a macOS local privilege escalation vulnerability dating back to 2002 that could give an attacker root access to systems.

15-Year-Old Apple macOS 0-Day Kernel Flaw Disclosed, Allows Root Access
2018-01-02 08:18

A security researcher on New Year's eve made public the details of an unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's macOS operating system that can be exploited to take complete control of a system....

Unpatched macOS Flaw Allows Code Execution, Root Access
2018-01-01 21:38

A researcher who specializes in hacking Apple’s iOS operating system has made public the details of an unpatched vulnerability in macOS that can be exploited to take complete control of a system. read more