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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...

Microsoft Releases Patches for 16 Critical Flaws, Including a Zero-Day
2018-01-10 03:35

If you think that only CPU updates that address this year's major security flaws—Meltdown and Spectre—are the only ones you are advised to grab immediately, there are a handful of major security...

Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Vulnerability in Office
2018-01-09 20:33

Microsoft’s January 2018 Patch Tuesday updates address more than 50 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day vulnerability in Office related to an Equation Editor flaw that has been exploited by...

Code Used in Zero Day Huawei Router Attack Made Public
2017-12-28 19:01

Researchers warn of copycat type attacks as exploit code used in Mirai variant goes public.

Hacker Exploits Huawei Zero-Day Flaw to Build Mirai Botnet
2017-12-28 16:33

Huawei Patches Flaw to Block 'Satori/Okiru' Variant of Mirai IoT MalwareInternet of things security alert: An attacker has been attempting to infect hundreds of thousands of Huawei home routers...

Satori IoT Botnet Exploits Zero-Day to Zombify Huawei Routers
2017-12-23 08:48

Although the original creators of the infamous IoT malware Mirai have already been arrested and sent to jail, the variants of the notorious botnet are still in the game due to the availability of...

Zero-Day Remote 'Root' Exploit Disclosed In AT&T DirecTV WVB Devices
2017-12-14 09:33

Security researchers have publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the firmware of AT&T DirecTV WVB kit after trying to get the device manufacturer to patch this easy-to-exploit...

Adobe releases emergency fix for Flash Player zero-day exploited in the wild
2017-10-17 16:40

Adobe has released an out-of-band security update for Adobe Flash Player that patches a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability actively exploited in the wild. Kaspersky Lab researchers...

Adobe Patches Flash Zero Day Exploited by Black Oasis APT
2017-10-16 15:46

Adobe today released an out-of-band Flash Player update addressing a zero-day vulnerability being exploited by a little-known Middle Eastern APT group called Black Oasis.