Poisoned ads have been helping to siphon off passwords from Windows and Linux computers in an attack apparently aimed at developers.
Tag Archives: Vulnerability
Officials blame Russia for Pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff email hack
Russia has been blamed for launching a “sophisticated cyberattack” against the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff unclassified email system.
Stagefrightened Google, Samsung to push out monthly Android fixes
The aptly named Stagefright vulnerability scared them into action. Let’s hope that fear shakes up all the vendors and carriers so the fixes get to us ASAP.
SSCC 210 – So many cool new Windows 10 features to opt out of! [PODCAST]
Enjoy the latest episode of our award-winning weekly security podcast – a quarter-hour of entertaining education.
Hacked: yup, even your skateboard isn’t safe
Security researchers have revealed the latest IoT security blunder by hacking electric skateboards via a Bluetooth controller.
Interested in Mac viruses? Here’s Thunderstrike 2, a.k.a. the “firmworm”
When one door closes, another one opens. Thunderstrike, the Mac firmware hole from early in 2015, is back for its sequel, Thunderstrike 2.
Counterterrorism expert wants to arm US companies with hack-back capabilities
Deputizing for-profit companies to give out cyberwarrants and trusting that they have the capability to even determine the source of a cyberattack: Bad idea, good idea?
60 Sec Security – Atari, Minitel, VAX, ZX Spectrum…and Jimmy Connors! [VIDEO]
The latest episode of our funny-but-serious 1-minute weekly video. Enjoy.
Wi-Fi-enabled sniper rifle hacked to change target
Researchers tricked a computer-assisted sniper rifle into firing off-target – specifically, with bulls-eye accuracy at a target they substituted.
SSCC 209 – Can encryption be too good? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly podcast that turns security news into useful advice…