Security News

LimeSurvey Flaws Expose Web Servers to Attacks
2018-04-12 14:36

A couple of vulnerabilities affecting the popular online survey tool LimeSurvey can be exploited by remote attackers to execute malicious code and take control of web servers with little or no...

Rudd-y hell, dark web! Amber alert! UK Home Sec is on the war path for stealthy cyber-crims
2018-04-11 18:23

Hashtag game over crooks question mark question mark Britain's Home Secretary Amber Rudd has launched a crackdown on criminals who exploit the dark web.…

New Authentication Standard Coming to Major Web Browsers
2018-04-11 14:09

Web browsers from Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla will soon provide users with a new, password-less authentication standard built by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and...

Google to purge cryptomining extensions from Chrome Web Store
2018-04-03 14:38

In a bid to prevent Chrome users’ computers being covertly used for cryptocurrency mining, Google will try to purge the Chrome Web Store of extensions that hijack machines’ CPU resources to do...

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions From Chrome Web Store
2018-04-03 10:13

In an effort to prevent cryptojacking by extensions that maliciously mine digital currencies without users' awareness, Google has implemented a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension...

Block blocked: Google to banish cryptominers from Chrome Web Store
2018-04-01 00:00

9 in 10 plugin submissions broke rules, ads giant groans Google will throw cryptocurrency-mining extensions out of its Chrome Web Store after finding so many were badly behaved.…

GCHQ's infosec crew plans to 'scale up' Web Check to improve uk.gov site security
2018-04-01 00:00

That's the National Cyber Security Centre when it's at home Efforts to improve the UK.gov's secure server setup are being ramped up through an expansion of a scheme from the National Cyber...

Malware leverages web injects to empty users’ cryptocurrency accounts
2018-03-22 21:38

Criminals trying to get their hands on victims’ cryptocurrency stashes are trying out various approaches. The latest one includes equipping malware with Man-in-the-Browser capabilities so they can...