Security News

Buggy Domain Validation Forces GoDaddy to Revoke Certs (Threatpost)
2017-01-11 21:40

A bug in GoDaddy's domain validation process forced the registrar to revoke SSL certificates and reissue certs for more than 6,000 customers.

Cloudflare Shares National Security Letter It Received in 2013 (Threatpost)
2017-01-11 20:59

Cloudflare on Tuesday was finally able to post a National Security Letter it received from the FBI back in 2013.

ShadowBrokers Selling Windows Exploits, Attack Tools (Threatpost)
2017-01-11 20:04

The ShadowBrokers are selling a cache of Windows exploits and attack tools for 750 Bitcoin.

Second Try at Windows LSASS Patch Addresses Vulnerability (Threatpost)
2017-01-11 18:01

Microsoft on Tuesday patched a vulnerability in LSASS, the second attempt it has taken at fixing a remote denial-of-service issue in the critical Windows process.

Spammers Revive Hancitor Downloader Campaigns (Threatpost)
2017-01-11 17:48

A recent lull in the distribution of spam linking to the malicious downloader Hancitor has been snapped as researchers warn of new campaigns.

Microsoft Issues Record Low Number of Patch Tuesday Bulletins (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 20:52

Microsoft patched vulnerabilities that were tied to a variety of its products including Office 2016, its Edge browser and its Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).

Microsoft Patches Two Critical Security Vulnerabilities (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 20:52

Microsoft patched two vulnerabilities rated critical that tied to Office 2016, its Edge browser and its Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).

Netflix Phishing Campaign Targeted User Information, Credit Card Data (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 18:27

Researchers recently identified a phishing campaign set up to lure unsuspecting Netflix users into giving up their credentials and credit card data.

Adobe Patches Code Execution Flaws in Flash, Reader, Acrobat (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 17:47

Adobe’s first scheduled patch release of 2017 includes updates for Flash Player, Reader and Acrobat.

Lawmakers Reintroduce Popular Email Privacy Act (Threatpost)
2017-01-10 17:36

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have reintroduced the Email Privacy Act, a bill that would curb law enforcement’s warrantless searches of email stored on third-party servers for over 180 days.