Security News

AMD, Apple Sued Over CPU Vulnerabilities
2018-01-19 08:45

Apple and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are also facing class action lawsuits following the disclosure of critical CPU vulnerabilities that affect billions of devices. read more

Attackers Use Microsoft Office Vulnerabilities to Spread Zyklon Malware
2018-01-17 23:26

Hackers are exploiting three Microsoft Office vulnerabilities to spread the Zyklon HTTP malware .

Stack Ranking SSL Vulnerabilities: The ROBOT Attack
2018-01-17 16:58

At least two additional security vendors, including IBM and Palo Alto Networks, have been added to the list of vendors vulnerable to a variation on the Bleichenbacher attack called the ROBOT...

Oracle addresses 237 vulnerabilities across multiple products
2018-01-17 14:22

The January 2018 Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) fixes 237 new security vulnerabilities across hundreds of Oracle products, including the company’s widely used Oracle Database Server and Java...

IoT malware targeting zero-day vulnerabilities
2018-01-12 20:41

Once it became evident that IoT devices can be relatively easily enslaved in botnets and that even their limited power can be used for a variety of nefarious purposes, it was open season for...

Researchers uncover major security vulnerabilities in ICS mobile applications
2018-01-11 13:30

IOActive and Embedi researchers found 147 cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 34 mobile applications used in tandem with SCADA systems. Proof-of-concept Attack on Victim HMI Panel View According to...

IBM Starts Patching Spectre, Meltdown Vulnerabilities
2018-01-10 15:57

IBM has started releasing firmware patches for its POWER processors to address the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. The company is also working on updates for its operating...

Lawsuits Filed Against Intel Over CPU Vulnerabilities
2018-01-08 14:20

At least three class action lawsuits have been filed against Intel in the past days over the recently disclosed vulnerabilities that could allow malicious hackers to obtain potentially sensitive...

Several Vulnerabilities Patched in Advantech WebAccess
2018-01-05 15:13

Taiwan-based industrial automation company Advantech has released an update for its WebAccess product to address several vulnerabilities, including ones rated high severity. read more

Hackers Expected to Remotely Exploit CPU Vulnerabilities
2018-01-04 17:29

Security experts believe hackers will soon start to remotely exploit the recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting Intel, AMD and ARM processors, if they haven’t done so already. read more