Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOS version of the application that contained malware.
Lucian Constantin |
09 May |
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Over the past year, a group of attackers has managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies with a malware framework stitched together from JavaScript code and publicly available tools.
Lucian Constantin |
06 May |
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A sophisticated Russian cyberespionage group is readying attacks against Mac users and has recently ported its Windows backdoor program to macOS.
Lucian Constantin |
05 May |
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The FIN7 financially motivated cybercrime group is abusing the Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure, a feature that makes it possible for enterprises and developers to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their applications and new Windows versions.
Lucian Constantin |
05 May |
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The Xen Project has fixed three vulnerabilities in its widely used hypervisor that could allow operating systems running inside virtual machines to access the memory of the host systems, breaking the critical security layer between them.
Lucian Constantin |
03 May |
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There's now a new tool that could allow researchers and companies to quickly block communications between some malware families and their constantly changing command-and-control servers.
Lucian Constantin |
03 May |
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Android has received security fixes for over one hundred vulnerabilities, including 29 critical flaws in the media processing server, hardware-specific drivers and other components.
Lucian Constantin |
03 May |
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A new malware program that targets macOS users is capable of spying on encrypted browser traffic and stealing sensitive information.
Lucian Constantin |
29 Apr |
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Hundreds of thousands of internet gateway devices from around the world, primarily cable modems, are vulnerable to hacking because of a serious weakness in their implementation of the Simple Network Management Protocol.
Lucian Constantin |
29 Apr |
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Web optimization and security firm Cloudflare launched a service that could allow IoT manufacturers to protect devices from attacks and deploy patches much quicker.
Lucian Constantin |
28 Apr |
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The mobile application that accompanies many Hyundai cars exposed sensitive information that could have allowed attackers to remotely locate, unlock and start vehicles.
Lucian Constantin |
27 Apr |
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Users of Webroot's endpoint security product, consumers and businesses alike, had a nasty surprise on Monday.
Lucian Constantin |
26 Apr |
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A 32-year-old Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in prison in the U.S. for stealing millions of payment card details from U.S. businesses by infecting their point-of-sale systems with malware.
Lucian Constantin |
24 Apr |
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The latest version of Google Chrome restricts how domain names that use non-Latin characters are displayed in the browser in response to a recently disclosed technique that could allow attackers to create highly credible phishing websites.
Lucian Constantin |
22 Apr |
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The Drupal project has released a patch to fix a critical access bypass vulnerability that could put websites at risk of hacking.
Lucian Constantin |
21 Apr |
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