Security News

Apple Releases Patches for iOS, OS X and Safari (Threatpost)
2016-01-20 13:53

Apple released security updates for iOS, OS X and Safari, patching a number of kernel-level code-execution vulnerabilities.

Bot Fraud to Cost Advertisers $7 Billion in 2016 (Threatpost)
2016-01-20 13:19

Mitigating fraud has long been an uphill battle for the online advertising world and numbers released Tuesday indicate it’s been a pricey one.

Twitter’s Silence Deafening on State-Sponsored Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-01-20 13:00

A group of privacy advocates, who were notified by Twitter that their accounts were targeted in state-sponsored attacks, want some answers.

Critical Yahoo Mail Flaw Patched, $10K Bounty Paid (Threatpost)
2016-01-19 15:02

A researcher earned a $10,000 bounty from Yahoo for a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Yahoo Mail.

Serious Linux Kernel Vulnerability Patched (Threatpost)
2016-01-19 12:47

The Linux security team today patched a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel discovered by startup Perception Point.

FDA Issues Guidelines on Medical Device Cybersecurity (Threatpost)
2016-01-18 20:59

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new set of draft guidelines on Friday in hopes medical device manufacturers address cybersecurity risks in their products.

LastPass Mitigates Newly Disclosed Phishing Attack (Threatpost)
2016-01-18 17:01

LastPass has mitigated the effects of a new phishing attack presented this weekend at ShmooCon.

Threatpost News Wrap, January 15, 2016 (Threatpost)
2016-01-15 16:47

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the week in news, including a critical flaw patched by OpenSSH, the curious tale behind a Silverlight zero day, and how to turn a hacked webcam into a backdoor.

Advantech EKI Vulnerable to Bypass, Possible Backdoor (Threatpost)
2016-01-15 15:06

Researchers have uncovered yet another issue – and potential backdoor - in Advantech’s beleaguered EKI-1322 serial device server.

Apple’s ‘Targeted’ Gatekeeper Bypass Patch Leaves OS X Users Exposed (Threatpost)
2016-01-15 13:00

Two separate Apple patches for Gatekeeper bypasses have been incomplete, and leave users exposed to attacks.