Security News

Critical Flaw in GoAhead Web Server Could Affect Wide Range of IoT Devices
2019-12-04 04:48

Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered details of two new vulnerabilities in the GoAhead web server software, a tiny application widely embedded in hundreds of millions of Internet-connected...

Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Found in GoAhead Web Server
2019-12-03 13:50

Cisco Talos researchers have identified two vulnerabilities in the GoAhead embedded web server, including a critical flaw that can be exploited for remote code execution. read more

Data on 1.2 Billion Users Found in Exposed Elasticsearch Server
2019-11-25 12:31

An exposed Elasticsearch server was found to contain data on more than 1.2 billion people, Data Viper security researchers report. The server was accessible without authentication and it contained...

Cyberattack Hit 10% of Louisiana's State Government Servers
2019-11-25 09:36

One in ten of Louisiana’s 5,000 computer network servers that power operations across state government were damaged by this week’s cyberattack, a key technology official told lawmakers Friday. read more

Unsecured Server Exposed Records of 1.2 Billion: Researchers
2019-11-22 22:48

Over 4 Terabytes of Data Exposed, Including Social Media Profiles, Personal InformationSome 4 terabytes of data on over 1.2 billion individuals - including LinkedIn and Facebook profiles - was...

Linux Webmin Servers Under Attack by Roboto P2P Botnet
2019-11-21 16:43

A newly-discovered peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been found targeting a remote code execution vulnerability in Linux Webmin servers.

Ransomware Attack Hits Louisiana State Servers
2019-11-19 12:20

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday revealed that a ransomware attack hit state servers, prompting a response from the state’s cyber-security team. read more

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...