Security News

Week in review: iOS zero-days exploited, hacking cellphone towers and brain implants (Help Net Security)
2016-08-28 12:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Backdoor uses TeamViewer to spy on victims A backdoor Trojan with spying capabilities that has been...

Apple plugs three actively exploited iOS zero-days (Help Net Security)
2016-08-26 13:06

Owners of Apple’s mobile devices are advised to upgrade to iOS version 9.3.5 as soon as possible, as it fixes three zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. The update, released on...

Apple Issues Emergency Fix for iOS Zero-Days: What You Need to Know (SecurityWeek)
2016-08-26 12:07

Apple Fixes Zero-Day Flaws Used to Target Activist (InfoRiskToday)
2016-08-26 10:37

Emergency iOS Update Patches Zero Days Used by Government Spyware (Threatpost)
2016-08-25 21:33

Apple rushed an emergency iOS update that patches three zero days being exploited in spyware sold to oppressive governments to monitor human rights activists and journalists.

Cisco Begins Patching Equation Group ASA Zero Day (Threatpost)
2016-08-24 21:53

Cisco today began the process of patching a zero-day vulnerability in its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software exposed in the ShadowBrokers data dump.

Stolen NSA Tools Take Advantage of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities (August 16, 17 and 18, 2016) (SANS Newsbites)
2016-08-19 21:06

Equation Group Stings Firewall Vendors with Zero-Day Flaws (InfoRiskToday)
2016-08-18 11:51

Cisco confirms NSA-linked zeroday targeted its firewalls for years (ArsTechnica)
2016-08-17 22:51

Cisco Acknowledges ASA Zero Day Exposed by ShadowBrokers (Threatpost)
2016-08-17 20:06

Cisco today acknowledged two vulnerabilities in its Adaptive Security Appliance that were leaked in the ShadowBrokers data dump of Equation Group exploits.