Security News

Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns
2019-11-19 05:35

Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state government of Louisiana. The state...

Company Detected Years-Long Breach Only After Hacker Maxed Out Servers' Storage
2019-11-14 08:48

What could be even worse than getting hacked? It's the "failure to detect intrusions" that always results in huge losses to the organizations. Utah-based technology company InfoTrax Systems is the...

Don't trust the Trusted Platform Module – it may leak your VPN server's private key (depending on your configuration)
2019-11-12 19:43

You know what they say: Timing is... everything Trusted Platform Modules, specialized processors or firmware that protect the cryptographic keys used to secure operating systems, are not entirely...

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008: Here's what you need to know.
2019-11-07 16:55

Support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 is ending in January 2020. Here's how to protect your systems.

How to copy a file from one server to another from a third with SSH
2019-11-01 17:17

Find out how to work some SSH magic, by transferring a file from one machine to another from a third.

How to configure SSH authentication to a FreeRADIUS server
2019-10-31 20:27

Find out how to configure FreeRADIUS as an SSH authentication server on Ubuntu.

Chinese Hackers Compromise Telecom Servers to Spy on SMS Messages
2019-10-31 14:34

A group of Chinese hackers carrying out political espionage for Beijing has been found targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware designed to spy on text messages sent or...

Valve Source Engine, Fortnite Servers Crippled By Gafgyt Variant
2019-10-31 13:00

Servers hosting Valve Source Engine and popular games like Fortnite are targeted by a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet.

PHP Bug Allows Remote Code-Execution on NGINX Servers
2019-10-28 16:18

CVE-2019-11043 is trivial to exploit -- and a proof of concept is available.

PHP RCE flaw actively exploited to pop NGINX servers
2019-10-28 12:24

A recently patched vulnerability (CVE-2019-11043) in PHP is being actively exploited by attackers to compromise NGINX web servers, threat intelligence firm Bad Packets has confirmed. For a...