Ms. Zhang’s infected USB drive instantly went to work on a Secret Service agent’s PC. He shut it down immediately “to halt the corruption.”
Tag Archives: Security threats
Check your Verizon FiOS Quantum Gateway G1100 router now
Owners of Verizon’s FiOS Quantum Gateway (G1100) routers should check the firmware has been updated after a security company made public three significant security flaws.
Hacker unlocks Samsung S10 with 3D-printed fingerprint
According to a video posted on the Imgur site Friday, it’s possible to bypass the biometrics on the new Galaxy S10 range using a 3D-printed fingerprint in minutes.
Fired sysadmin pleads guilty to doxxing five senators on Wikipedia
Cosko, 27, pleaded guilty to five counts including making public restricted personal information, computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice,
Bootstrap supply chain attack is another attempt to poison the barrel
Somebody smuggled something bad into the vast third-party, open-source supply chain we all depend upon.
Patch now! Magento e-commerce sites targeted by SQLi attacks
If you’re a Magento admin, stop what you’re doing and patch now.
Nvidia patches severe bugs in edge computing modules
Nvidia has released 13 patches targeting two low-end embedded computing boards.
Why ‘PWNED!’ is appearing on some GPS smartwatches
Over 20 models of smartwatches, some bought for kids, allow for creeps to eavesdrop and track users, in spite of a ban.
Apache needs a patchy! Carpe Diem, update now
A flaw in the world’s most popular web server could give an attacker a way to gain full control of Unix-based systems.
Researchers trick Tesla’s Autopilot into driving into oncoming traffic
They placed unobtrusive stickers that drivers wouldn’t see but would fool autopilot into thinking the lane was veering off to the left.