Security News

High-Severity Cisco Flaw in IOS XE Enables Device Takeover
2019-06-13 13:57

A high-severity flaw could give attackers full control of Cisco routers or switches.

Critical Flaws in Amcrest HDSeries Camera Allow Complete Takeover
2019-06-07 21:56

Time's up on public disclosure of six serious bugs impacting the vendor’s IPM-721S model security camera.

Critical Vulnerabilities Lead to Account Takeover in Major IPTV Streamer
2019-06-05 16:38

Critical vulnerabilities have been found in the Ukrainian IPTV video streaming platform Ministra, which uses Infomir-manufactured set top boxes (STBs) to transmit streaming content from the...

BlueKeep ‘Mega-Worm’ Looms as Fresh PoC Shows Full System Takeover
2019-06-05 14:14

A working exploit for the critical remote code-execution flaw shows how an unauthenticated attacker can achieve full run of a victim machine in about 22 seconds.

Week in review: BlueKeep vulnerability, preventing Google account takeovers
2019-05-26 17:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Data privacy: A hot-button issue for Americans one year after GDPR In recognition of GDPR’s first anniversary, nCipher...

Critical Flaws in Khan Academy Opened Door to Account Takeovers
2019-05-22 17:44

The two critical cross-site request forgery flaws in the online learning non-profit Khan Academy have been resolved.

How effective are login challenges at preventing Google account takeovers?
2019-05-21 05:15

Despite implementation bugs that might affect the security of physical security keys, they are the strongest protection against phishing currently available, Google maintains. On-device prompts...

Critical Flaw in Cisco Elastic Services Controller Allows Full System Takeover
2019-05-07 20:38

Cisco has patched a critical flaw in its virtualized function automation tool, Cisco Elastic Services Controller.

How to protect your business from account takeover attacks: 3 tips
2019-05-02 13:19

Account takeovers are one of the fastest-growing email security threats hitting Office 365 accounts, according to Barracuda.

2 Million IoT Devices Vulnerable to Complete Takeover
2019-04-29 13:37

Millions of security cameras, baby monitors and "smart" doorbells are open to hijack - and no solution is currently available.