Security News

Usbkill Script Can Render Computers Useless (Threatpost)
2015-05-05 15:17

The idea of needing to disable a computer quickly as the police–or another potential adversary–comes through the door typically has been the concern of criminals. But in today’s climate activists,...

Angler Exploit Kit, Bedep Malware Inflating Video Views (Threatpost)
2015-05-05 12:00

Cybercriminals are using the Angler exploit kit to infect users with the Bedep Trojan, which then uses their computer resources to perform click-fraud and artificially inflate video views.

Netflix Releases FIDO Incident Response Tool (Threatpost)
2015-05-05 11:11

Engineers at Netflix have released another one of the company’s bespoke security tools as an open-source application, this time an incident-response system known as FIDO. The tool is designed to...

Rombertik Malware Can Overwrite MBR if Audited (Threatpost)
2015-05-04 20:26

Cisco Talos reports a new strain of spyware called Rombertik that escalates its anti-detection capabilities by destroying the Master Boot Record if the code is audited.

Google Updates Password Alert Extension, But Some Bypasses Still Work (Threatpost)
2015-05-04 18:07

For the second time in less than a week, Google has updated its Password Alert extension for Chrome to address a method for bypassing the warning screens that alert users that they’re entering...

Sally Beauty Investigating Second Data Breach (Threatpost)
2015-05-04 17:26

Sally Beauty is investigating a potential data breach for the second time in as many years, according to a Brian Krebs report.

Google Patches Clickjacking Bug (Threatpost)
2015-05-04 17:13

Google paid out a $1,337 bounty to a researcher who found a clickjacking vulnerability in Google API Explorer.

Researchers, FBI Warn of Nepal Earthquake Scams (Threatpost)
2015-05-04 14:38

The earthquake that hit Nepal late last month has caused untold damage in the region and kicked off a massive relief and aid effort. Attackers are loathe to let a chance like that go by, and they...

Attackers Peddling Malware via CareerBuilder (Threatpost)
2015-05-04 13:37

Attackers have recently taken to the job searching website CareerBuilder to spread Microsoft Word documents that masquerade as job hopefuls' resumes, but in reality, are laden with malware.

Mozilla Moving Toward Full HTTPS Enforcement in Firefox (Threatpost)
2015-05-01 16:20

The Mozilla Foundation announced yesterday that it is in the process making HTTP connections incompatible with its popular Firefox Web browser.