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Tag Archives: Vulnerability
We hashed them once, we hashed them twice! 60 Second Security
Out weekly wrap-up video. Watch (and smile!) in just 1 minute…
Android’s Stagefright back in the limelight – what you need to know
Exploit code for the Stagefright vulnerability is now public. But it’s not all bad news: we explain the risk and how to avoid it…
“The breach lasted a year. Or was it two?” [Chet Chat Podcast 213]
Join Sophos experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin for the latest episode of our security podcast. A fun quarter-hour of “news you can use”…
Self-driving cars can be stopped with a laser pointer
Security researcher Jonathan Petit was able to launch a denial-of-service attack against a self-driving car by overwhelming the car’s sensors with images of fake vehicles and other objects.
Anatomy of a malicious email: Crooks exploiting recent Word hole
Crooks have recently been using CVE-2015-1641, a Word bug that was patched in April 2015. We explain why you really, really want to patch!
Unnoticed Firefox attacker had access to severe vulnerabilities for over a year
An attacker with access to security-sensitive information about the Firefox web browser went unnoticed for as much as two years, putting hundreds of millions of users at risk.
Microsoft Word Intruder Revealed – inside a malware construction kit
What happens when cybercrooks take a leaf out of the Advanced Persistent Threatsters’ book? Gabor Szappanos of SophosLabs investigates…
Uber hires the guys who hacked a Jeep to develop safer driverless cars
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, security researchers who caused huge headaches for Fiat Chrysler when they showed the world how to remotely hack a Jeep, have hacked their way into new jobs with Uber.
Here’s a phish you might not spot – 60 Second Security
Our latest weekly security video – and it only takes a minute. Why not give it a try?