Security News

Mobile App Collusion Can Bypass Native Android Security (Threatpost)
2016-10-06 14:00

At Virus Bulletin, researchers explain how Android mobile applications can collude to share data and synchronize payload execution.

Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Brian Bartholomew on APT False Flags and Attribution (Threatpost)
2016-10-06 13:00

Mike Mimoso talks to Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team researchers Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade and Brian Bartholomew about a paper released at Virus Bulletin on deception tactics and...

Abandoned Mobile C&C Servers Present Opportunity to Attackers (Threatpost)
2016-10-06 12:00

At Virus Bulletin, researchers explained the risks associated with abandoned SDK master servers that present attackers with an opportunity to assume control of these communication channels.

NSA Contractor Charged With Stealing Classified Hacking Secrets (Threatpost)
2016-10-05 22:31

A NSA contractor working for Booz Allen Hamilton was arrested and charged with stealing secret documents from the U.S. spy agency.

Yahoo Slams Email Surveillance Story: Experts Demand Details (Threatpost)
2016-10-05 16:30

Yahoo calls a bombshell email surveillance story “misleading” as legal, civil liberties and security experts demand answers.

IoT Botnets Are The New Normal of DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-10-05 12:51

DVR’s, IP-enabled cameras, home cable equipment and many other IOT connected devices are that latest in potent DDoS tools available to attackers.

Subpoena for Signal Messaging Data Renders Little (Threatpost)
2016-10-05 10:00

Open Whisper Systems, the group behind Signal, was served with a subpoena earlier this year but was unable to produce most of the data it was asked for.

Cloud, IoT Big Factors in Annual BSIMM 7 Report (Threatpost)
2016-10-04 18:32

In Cigital’s seventh annual Building Security in Maturity Model report, cloud, agile software development and IoT factor into maturing secure software movement.

Vulnerabilities in Insulin Pumps Can Lead to Overdose (Threatpost)
2016-10-04 17:16

Researchers are warning patients who use insulin pumps made by Johnson & Johnson this week that vulnerabilities in the devices could be exploited to trigger an overdose.

Hack Crashes Linux Distros with 48 Characters of Code (Threatpost)
2016-10-03 21:06

A Linux admin and open source developer has come up with a 48-character attack that crashes Linux servers, but experts argue the security implications of the bug.