Security News

Reading this? Then you can pop root shells on Markvision enterprises (The Register)
2016-10-20 02:36

Android Banking Trojan First to Gain Root Privileges (Threatpost)
2016-09-20 15:40

The first mobile banking Trojan that obtains root privileges on Android devices has been seen in the wild.

DNSSEC Will Generate New Root Zone Key Signing Key (August 25 September 15, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-09-16 19:19

Bogus Pokémon GO guide app roots Android devices (Help Net Security)
2016-09-16 13:30

The popularity of Pokémon GO is apparently on the wane, but there are still more than enough players to make it a good lure for cyber crooks. In fact, fake apps like the “Guide For Pokémon Go New”...

Double-dipping malware steals iOS creds and roots Android (The Register)
2016-09-15 06:19

Phony Pokémon GO Android App Gave Attackers Root Access (Threatpost)
2016-09-14 18:53

A rogue "Guide for Pokémon GO" app made it into Google Play's marketplace and gave attackers root access to any Android device it was installed on.

Bad news: MySQL can dish out root access to cunning miscreants and there's no patch (The Register)
2016-09-13 11:34

Zimbabwe's social media revolt yet to take root in rural areas (Yahoo Security)
2016-08-12 13:50

Qualcomm Chip Flaws Could Giver Attackers Root Access to Android Devices (August 8, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-08-09 19:04

Play Store malware roots phones, installs an app every two minutes (The Register)
2016-06-29 02:58