Security News

Threatpost News Wrap, October 12, 2015 (Threatpost)
2015-10-12 13:19

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the week in news--including how researchers disrupted a campaign using the Angler Exploit Kit, how a researcher was forced to pull a talk from a conference, and...

Apple Removes Apps That Expose Encrypted Traffic (Threatpost)
2015-10-09 18:23

Apple today removed a number apps from the App Store accused of installing root certificates that compromised SSL/TLS connections.

Martijn Grooten on the Highlights of the 25th Virus Bulletin Conference and More (Threatpost)
2015-10-09 15:55

Virus Bulletin's Martijn Grooten joins Ryan Naraine on the podcast to talk about the changing face of the anti-virus industry, the emergence of APTs as a priority for anti-malware researchers and...

European Aviation Agency Warns of Aircraft Hacking (Threatpost)
2015-10-09 15:30

The director of Europe’s top aviation agency warned on Thursday that hackers could infiltrate critical systems in an airplane on the ground.

Practical SHA-1 Collision Months, Not Years, Away (Threatpost)
2015-10-09 14:00

New research into attacks against the SHA-1 cryptographic algorithm lessen the cost and time to arrive at a practical collision.

Adobe to Patch Reader and Acrobat Next Week (Threatpost)
2015-10-08 17:53

Adobe said it will release new versions of Acrobat and Reader next week, patching critical vulnerabilities in both products.

Disclosed Netgear Router Vulnerability Under Attack (Threatpost)
2015-10-08 17:29

Netgear router vulnerabilities, disclosed by two different security outfits, are under active attack.

Amazon Inspector Addresses Compliance and Security Challenges (Threatpost)
2015-10-08 15:37

Amazon announced the release of Inspector, an application-scanning tool for apps running in EC2 instances that looks for compliance levels and vulnerabilities introduced during development.

New Moker RAT Bypasses Detection (Threatpost)
2015-10-07 17:49

Moker, a new remote access Trojan targeting Windows machines, can effectively mitigate security measures and grant an attacker full access to the system.

Kemoge Android Adware Campaign Can Lead to Device Takeover (Threatpost)
2015-10-07 13:36

An adware campaign called Kemoge not only aggressively serves ads to Android devices, but also can open a backdoor and install malicious components leading to remote takeover.