The debate over when security researchers should expose serious vulnerabilities has been rekindled with the recent release of exploit tools for a flaw in USB flash drive firmware.
Antone Gonsalves | 07 Oct | Read more
In a gambit aimed at driving manufacturers to beef up protections for USB flash drive firmware, two security researchers have released a collection of tools that can be used to turn those drives into silent malware installers.
Lucian Constantin | 04 Oct | Read more
Most USB devices have a fundamental security weakness that can be exploited to infect computers with malware in a way that cannot easily be prevented or detected, security researchers found.
Lucian Constantin | 01 Aug | Read more
A pair of severe security problems in millions of SIM cards should be easy for operators to fix, according to the German security researcher who found the issues.
Jeremy Kirk | 24 Jul | Read more
With 40-year-old encryption find on Subscriber Identification Module cards, researcher says at least 500 million phones may be vulnerable
Antone Gonsalves | 23 Jul | Read more