Security News

Ransomware Attack Hobbles Prestigious University College London (Threatpost)
2017-06-15 18:09

University officials said users likely kicked off a ransomware attack that infected a dozen personal and shared drives by visiting a compromised website.

Metadata Analysis Draws its Own Conclusions on WannaCry Authors (Threatpost)
2017-06-15 14:34

Researchers at Telefonica's cybersecurity unit ElevenPaths conducted an analysis of WannaCry metadata.

Mozilla Fixes 32 Vulnerabilities in Firefox 54 (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 19:31

Mozilla fixed 32 vulnerabilities, including a critical bug that could have resulted in a crash, with the release Tuesday of Firefox 54, the latest version of its flagship browser.

Decryption Utility Unlocks Files Encrypted by Jaff Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 19:26

Researchers have neutralized the latest strain of the Jaff ransomware, releasing a decryption tool for unlocking files.

DHS, FBI Warn of North Korea ‘Hidden Cobra’ Strikes Against US Assets (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 17:17

DHS and the FBI warned that North Korean attackers are targeting U.S. businesses with malware- and botnet-related attacks that are part of concerted effort dubbed "Hidden Cobra."

Abuse of Apple Search Ads Feature Leading to Fraud (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 17:13

Apple has removed one of its top 10 grossing productivity apps after an independent developer’s story about fraudsters’ abuse of the App Store’s Search Ads functionality went viral.

Post-WannaCry, 5.5 Million Devices Still Expose SMB Port (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 13:05

In its annual National Exposure Index report, Rapid7 found 160 million computers, IoT devices and servers with open ports that should not be exposed to the public network.

Rare XP Patches Fix Three Remaining Leaked NSA Exploits (Threatpost)
2017-06-14 12:50

Microsoft released patches on Tuesday for unsupported versions of Windows, a decision prompted by three NSA exploits that remained unaddressed from April’s ShadowBrokers leak.

Microsoft Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities Under Attack (Threatpost)
2017-06-13 20:23

Microsoft patched 95 vulnerabilities today, including two under attack.

Risk of ‘Destructive Cyber Attacks’ Prompts Microsoft to Update XP Again (Threatpost)
2017-06-13 19:34

Citing an elevated risk for destructive attacks, Microsoft today included patches for vulnerabilities in Windows XP among its Patch Tuesday updates.