Security News

Root AccessMedicomp Engine - Multiple Hearthcare products affected by medcin service (Reddit)
2015-10-22 18:51

Think twice about Android root (Help Net Security)
2015-10-22 08:30

In recent years the practice of Android rooting, that is the process of allowing an Android phone or tablet to bypass restrictions set by carriers, operating systems or hardware manufacturers, has bec...

The Aristocratic Roots Of The European Obsession With Privacy (Forbes)
2015-10-08 12:20

Android adware wields potent root exploits to gain permanent foothold (ArsTechnica)
2015-10-07 20:23

Early Toolsets Used by quot;Dukesquot; Attackers Suggest Russian Roots (SecurityWeek)
2015-09-21 12:29

Seagate drives at risk of data theft over hidden 'root' account (ZDNet)
2015-09-07 13:50

Seagate wireless hard-drives provides undocumented Telnet services accessible by using the default credentials of 'root' as username and the default password. (Reddit)
2015-09-06 21:53

Researcher releases exploit for OS X 0-day that gives root access (Help Net Security)
2015-08-18 10:27

Italian security researcher Luca Todesco has published PoC exploit code for a newly discovered zero-day privilege escalation flaw affecting OS X Yosemite (v10.10) and Mavericks (v10.9). Symantec e...

Hackers actively exploiting OS X zero-day to root machines, deliver adware (Help Net Security)
2015-08-04 10:15

Attackers are actively exploiting a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the latest version of Apple's OS. The bug's existence has been publicly revealed last month by Security resear...

Apple OS X zero-day flaw hands over root access without system passwords (ZDNet)
2015-08-04 07:18