Security News

Bucbi Ransomware Gets a Big Makeover (Threatpost)
2016-05-09 18:16

Two-year-old Bucbi ransomware is making a comeback with new capabilities added, transforming the simple malware into Swiss Army Knife for cyber crime.

Twitter Turns Off Fire Hose For Intelligence Community (Threatpost)
2016-05-09 16:21

Twitter has asked its business partner Dataminr to no longer provide it services to the U.S. intelligence community.

Old Exploits Die Hard, Says Microsoft Report (Threatpost)
2016-05-07 13:52

Microsoft’s twice-annual SIR bellwether security report highlights malware, fraudulent login attempts and the staying power of really old software bugs.

Threatpost News Wrap, May 6, 2016 (Threatpost)
2016-05-06 15:45

Mike Mimoso, Chris Brook, and Tom Spring, discuss the week in news, including a first hand account of an online casino getting hit by ransomware, Brazil shutting down WhatsApp, and attackers...

PwnedList Shutdown Unrelated to Recent Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2016-05-06 14:15

PwnedList's decision to shut down its free credential monitoring service had nothing to do with a recent vulnerability that exposed its collection of 866 compromised credentials.

New Security Flaw Found in Lenovo Solution Center Software (Threatpost)
2016-05-06 13:00

Security researchers at Trustwave SpiderLabs have discovered a new vulnerability in Lenovo’s much maligned Lenovo Solution Center software. The vulnerability allows attackers with local network...

Criminals Peddling Affordable AlphaLocker Ransomware (Threatpost)
2016-05-05 19:45

A relatively affordable and difficult to detect ransomware-as-a-service named AlphaLocker has begun making the rounds, researchers warn.

Diary of a Ransomware Victim (Threatpost)
2016-05-05 15:22

A major online casino ran headfirst into a ransomware infection, and learned some lessons the hard way about how simple mistakes that can lead to complicated problems.

Five-Year-Old Android Flaw Exposes SMS, Call History (Threatpost)
2016-05-05 12:00

A five-year-old privilege escalation vulnerability in Android disclosed today affects hundreds of different device models going back to Jelly Bean 4.3.

Cisco Patches Critical Telepresence Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2016-05-04 21:17

Cisco alerted customers three vulnerabilities, one critical and two high, along with patches to fix them.