Security News

Motorola Moto G4, G5 Vulnerable to Local Root Shell Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 18:53

Moto G4 and Moto G5 model Motorola phones are vulnerable to kernel command line injection vulnerabilities.

VMware Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in vSphere Data Protection (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 16:12

VMware fixed two critical vulnerabilities in its vSphere Data Protection solution this week that could have allowed an attacker to execute commands on the appliance, among other outcomes.

Cisco Patches Critical Flaws in Prime Data Center Network Manager (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 14:53

Cisco patched two critical flaws in its Prime Data Center Network Manager, including one that could be exploited remotely and allow an attacker root access.

Authentication Bypass, Potential Backdoors Plague Old WiMAX Routers (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 13:00

WiMAX routers manufactured by several companies, including Huawei and ZyXEL, are vulnerable to an authentication bypass and potential backdoors.

Google Removes Rooting Trojan Dvmap From Play Store (Threatpost)
2017-06-08 09:00

Google removed a rooting an Android Trojan called Dvmap from Google Play that injects malicious code into an infected device’s system library.

EFF Sues DOJ Over National Security Letter Disclosure Rules (Threatpost)
2017-06-07 21:18

The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the United States Department of Justice demanding to know whether the agency is complying with rules that mandate a periodic review of National Security...

Windows 10 Mitigations Make Future EternalBlue Attacks Difficult (Threatpost)
2017-06-07 19:25

Now that researchers have built a port of EternalBlue to Windows 10, they've probably only now caught up to what the NSA has had for a long while.

Zusy Malware Installs Via Mouseover – No Clicking Required (Threatpost)
2017-06-07 18:36

Zusy malware installs when victims hover over an opened PowerPoint file – no clicking needed.

Curiosity Kills Security When it Comes to Phishing (Threatpost)
2017-06-06 19:20

The results of an academic experiment reveal that recipients of Facebook messages are much more likely to click on suspicious links.

IBM Backup Bug Gets Workaround Fix After Nine Months of Exposure (Threatpost)
2017-06-06 19:16

IBM quietly released a workaround fix for a vulnerability in its Spectrum Protect enterprise backup software it has known about since September 2016.