Security News

Adobe Patches Flash Zero Day Under Attack (Threatpost)
2016-10-26 15:24

Adobe released an emergency Flash Player update that patches a use-after-free vulnerability being exploited in targeted attacks.

Lawmakers Asking What ISPs Can Do About DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-10-26 15:00

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia wrote a letter to the heads of the FCC, FTC and DHS asking whether ISPs have the power to keep insecure connected devices off the public Internet.

Major Vulnerability Found In Schneider Electric Unity Pro (Threatpost)
2016-10-26 11:00

Researchers find a vulnerability in industrial control system manufacturer Schneider Electric’s flagship software for managing and programing industrial controls.

Dyn DDoS Work of Script Kiddies, Not Politically Motivated Hackers (Threatpost)
2016-10-25 19:00

Researchers at Flashpoint said Friday's DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn was likely the work of script kiddies and not advanced attackers.

Following Lull, New Campaigns Pushing Retooled ‘Pumpkin’ Locky (Threatpost)
2016-10-25 17:13

Researchers said they observed three separate spam campaigns pushing an updated version of Locky on Monday.

Apple Patches iOS Flaw Exploitable by Malicious JPEG (Threatpost)
2016-10-25 16:47

Apple on Monday rolled out dozens of patches for nearly all of its recently released Sierra operating systems, OS X, iOS 10.1, watchOS, and Apple TV’s tvOS, along with fixes for Safari.

Election Leaks Failed to Move Needle on Polls (Threatpost)
2016-10-25 14:20

The barrage of information leaks, state-sponsored espionage and hacktivism related to the U.S. presidential election has had a mixed bag of effects on the race and voter confidence.

Find Your Keys, Lose Your Privacy (Threatpost)
2016-10-25 13:05

Small Bluetooth-enabled trackers from TrackR, iTrack and Nut are the latest connected devices to pose a privacy risk to users.

St. Jude Faces New Claim Heart Implants are Hackable (Threatpost)
2016-10-24 21:15

In a lawsuit against short seller Muddy Waters and security firm MedSec, plaintiff St. Jude Medical faces fresh claims that its heart devices are vulnerable to hacks.

Chinese Manufacturer Recalls IOT Gear Following Dyn DDoS (Threatpost)
2016-10-24 18:46

Millions of IP-enabled cameras built on gear manufactured by Hangzhou Xiongmai of China is being recalled after DDoS attacks powered by compromised IOT devices took down a major DNS provider last week.