Security News

Microsoft patches flaw exploited by Stuxnet - again (Help Net Security)
2015-03-11 14:36

Among the vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in this month's Patch Tuesday is one that was supposedly patched back in 2010. The Windows Shell Shortcut Icon Loading Vulnerability (CVE-2010-2568) w...

Flaw in Dropbox SDK for Android lets attackers steal data sent to users' account (Help Net Security)
2015-03-11 13:09

Researchers from IBM's security team have discovered an authentication flaw in the Dropbox Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android that can be exploited to capture new data a user saves to its Drop...

As easy as 123: Xen hypervisor bug found, fixed, phew...‏make sure you're patched! (Naked Security)
2015-03-11 12:57

Xen is often used to share one physical server amongst many different customers - and it's supposed to keep them safely apart. Sometimes, things don't quite work out...Paul Ducklin explains.

Wikimedia joins forces with others to sue NSA, DOJ over mass surveillance (Naked Security)
2015-03-11 12:18

The ACLU has filed a suit on behalf of rights groups against the NSA's spying program - in particular, its large-scale search and seizure of internet communications, commonly referred to as...

Unpatched security vulnerabilities affecting Facebook (Help Net Security)
2015-03-11 11:37

A web security researcher from Portugal has discovered several vulnerabilities affecting Facebook that he considers to be serious, but hasn't had much success convincing the company of that, so he sha...

Apartment complex threatens residents with $10k fines for negative online reviews (Naked Security)
2015-03-11 11:17

Ahhhh, Windermere Cay: the premiere, luxury, 100% smoke-free Florida community that's just minutes from Walt Disney World and miles from letting customers write honest reviews.