Vulnerability – Page 238

Millions of Android Devices Using Broadcom Wi-Fi Chip Can Be Hacked Remotely

7 July 2017

Google has released its latest monthly security update for Android devices, including a serious bug in some Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets that affects millions of Android devices, as well …

Why Kodi boxes can pose a serious malware threat

7 July 2017

The illegal streaming market is ripe for opportunists looking to make a quick buck. While we’d say it’s always dangerous to engage in this activity, it is particularly …

The Real-World Impact of Bug Bounties and Vulnerability Research

6 July 2017

Running the world’s largest vendor agnostic bug bounty program has afforded us the unique opportunity to purchase bugs of all varieties. The submissions to the Zero Day Initiative …

New Security Whitepaper Now Available: Use AWS WAF to Mitigate OWASP’s Top 10 Web Application Vulnerabilities

6 July 2017

Today, we released a new security whitepaper: Use AWS WAF to Mitigate OWASP’s Top 10 Web Application Vulnerabilities. Read full news article on AWS Security Blog

Google Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Android

6 July 2017

Media Framework was the most impacted component, with 27 vulnerabilities addressed in it: 10 Critical, 15 High, and 2 Moderate. Read full news article on SecurityWeek

Scan Windows for Ransomware Vulnerability with This Free Tool

6 July 2017

Ransomware has gained a huge amount of notoriety as of late thanks to two major outbreaks that occurred rather recently. The first is the infamous WannaCry ransomware that …

News in brief: cryptocurrency exchange hacked; laptop ban further eased; AA under fire over data breach

5 July 2017

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news Bithumb exchange hacked Hard on the heels of the news that users of Classic Ether Wallet …

How did some Ethereum users find themselves with empty wallets?

5 July 2017

On the evening of June 29 (ET), users of Classic Ether Wallet were alerted to the sort of news anyone who invests in cryptocurrencies must dread. It’s not …

Successful RSA cryptosystem hacking shocks computer experts

4 July 2017

, let it be known that RSA is a series of semi prime number series that are part of a challenge to be factorized so that advancements can …

Researchers Crack 1024-bit RSA Encryption in GnuPG Crypto Library

4 July 2017

Security boffins have discovered a critical vulnerability in a GnuPG cryptographic library that allowed the researchers to completely break RSA-1024 and successfully extract the secret RSA key to …

Local Root Exploit Found on Lenovo Smartphone

3 July 2017

The remaining two issues, CVE-2017-3749 and CVE-2017-3750, impact the Idea Friend Android and Lenovo Security Android applications, respectively. Read full news article on SecurityWeek

Breach at US nuclear plants raises concerns in wake of Petya

3 July 2017

The Petya (or NotPetya) malware hit numerous prominent targets last week but one famous name jumped out of the victim list with eye-scorching immediacy – the former Ukrainian …

Important CentOS 7 Linux Kernel Security Update Patches Five Vulnerabilities

1 July 2017

CentOS maintainer Johnny Hughes recently published a new security advisory for user of the CentOS 7 operating system series to inform them about an important kernel security update. …

The Open-Source Vulnerability that Keeps on Giving (and Taking)

1 July 20171 July 2017

Disclosed in April 2014, Heartbleed is the vulnerability gift that keeps on giving to some — and taking away from others. The latest example of this dynamic vulnerability …