Security News

Don’t let the crooks ‘borrow’ your home router as a hacking server
2019-08-07 14:18

Crooks don't have to break *into* your network to benefit - they can bounce *off* it so you take the blame and look like a hacker yourself.

How the Air Force used a bug bounty program to hack its own cloud server
2019-08-07 14:14

The Air Force paid out $123,000 to researchers who found vulnerabilities in the organization's move to the cloud. Here's why.

Capital One's Breach May Be a Server Side Request Forgery
2019-08-05 12:48

SSRF Appears to Fit Scenario, But Details Are SlimCapital One's enormous data breach is a subject of intense scrutiny as well as fear. A definitive post mortem is likely months away. But security...

FireEye’s new software releases allow for detection and investigation of attacks against servers
2019-08-05 02:00

FireEye, the intelligence-led security company, announced the availability of two new software releases – FireEye Network Security 8.3 and FireEye Endpoint Security 4.8. These new versions allow...

New Mirai Variant Hides C&C Server on Tor Network
2019-08-02 16:34

A recently discovered variant of the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) malware is using a command and control (C&C) server on the Tor network, Trend Micro’s security researchers have discovered.  read more

EvilGnome – Linux malware aimed at your laptop, not your servers
2019-07-25 14:59

EvilGnome was written to target the comparatively small but committed community who use Linux on their laptops.

Linux Botnet Adding BlueKeep-Flawed Windows RDP Servers to Its Target List
2019-07-25 09:48

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of WatchBog, a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware botnet, which now also includes a module to scan the Internet for Windows RDP...

3 Romanian Men Sentenced for Hacking US Servers
2019-07-24 13:57

Three men who hacked U.S. computers from Romania have been sentenced to prison for a fraud scheme totaling more than $21 million, federal prosecutors in Georgia said Tuesday. read more

RCE Flaw Found in ProFTPD (FTP Server) — Affecting Over 1 Million Servers
2019-07-23 16:03

A German security researcher has publicly disclosed details of a severe vulnerability in one of the most popular FTP server applications, which potentially could affect over one million servers....

ProFTPD Vulnerability Can Expose Servers to Attacks
2019-07-23 11:21

A security hole affecting the free and open source ProFTPD file transfer protocol (FTP) server can be exploited to copy files to vulnerable servers and possibly execute arbitrary code. read more