Security News

How to protect your business from the real risk of a social-media takeover
2018-04-23 17:49

By not following basic security practices on social media, individuals and businesses increase the risk of attack said Mike Price, CTO of security firm ZeroFox.

Attackers Using Automated Scans to Takeover WordPress Installs (Threatpost)
2017-07-13 18:24

Attackers have been carrying out WPSetup attacks, taking advantage of users who have installed WordPress but not yet configured it.

Don't be Overtaken by Account Takeovers (Security Week)
2017-06-15 12:58

With numerous instances of account takeovers impacting companies like Groupon, TeamViewer and Camelot, the company that operates the U.K.’s National Lottery, as well as the recent breach of the...

Don’t be Overtaken by Account Takeovers (Security Week)
2017-06-15 12:58

With numerous instances of account takeovers impacting companies like Groupon, TeamViewer and Camelot, the company that operates the U.K.’s National Lottery, as well as the recent breach of the...

All Android Phones Vulnerable to Extremely Dangerous Full Device Takeover Attack (The Hackers News)
2017-05-25 09:52

Researchers have discovered a new attack, dubbed 'Cloak and Dagger', that works against all versions of Android, up to version 7.1.2. Cloak and Dagger attack allows hackers to silently take full...

Explained — How Intel AMT Vulnerability Works, Which Allows Remote System Takeover (The Hackers News)
2017-05-05 12:04

Earlier this week Intel announced a critical escalation of privilege bug that affects its remote management features shipping with Intel Server chipsets for past 7 years, which, if exploited,...

Vulnerability in WhatsApp and Telegram allowed complete account takeover (Help Net Security)
2017-03-15 18:55

Check Point researchers today revealed a new vulnerability on WhatsApp and Telegram’s online platforms – WhatsApp Web & Telegram Web. By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers could completely...

WhatsApp, Telegram Vulnerabilities Exposed Users to Account Takeover (Threatpost)
2017-03-15 18:35

WhatsApp and Telegram patched vulnerabilities in the last week that could have let an attacker take over a user's account.