Security News

Godless apps, some found in Google Play, root 90% of Android phones (ArsTechnica)

2016-06-24 07:16

#android #google #googleplay #phone #root

Skype roots, open-source encryption: How startup Wire is spreading the word on secure comms (ZDNet)

2016-05-10 11:19

#encryption #opensource #root #skype #word

Allwinner's all-loser custom kernel has a nasty root backdoor (The Register)

2016-05-09 23:49

#backdoor #kernel #root

Root Servers Were Not Targets of 2015 DDoS Attack (Threatpost)

2016-03-30 19:44

Two VeriSign researchers are expected to deliver a talk this week that explains how two Chinese domains were the targets of 2015 DDoS attacks that impacted the Internet’s root name servers.

#attack #ddos #root #server #threatpost

DNS root server attack was not aimed at root servers infosec bods (The Register)

2016-03-29 22:19

#DNS #infosec #attack #root #server

Patched Apple Bug Paved Way to Root Compromises (Threatpost)

2016-03-24 14:18

Apple patched an OS X vulnerability in a kernel driver that could give attackers root-level privileges on a Mac computer, researchers at Cisco Talos said.

#apple #compromise #root #threatpost