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Using Fuzzing to Mine for Zero-Days | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Fuzzing is a term that sounds hard to take seriously. But it needs to be, in light of today’s attack landscape. Fuzzing has traditionally been a Read More
New Boom in Facial Recognition Tech Prompts Privacy Alarms | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Somewhat quietly over the past couple of years there has been a flurry of breakthroughs in biometric technology, led by some leapfrog advances in facial Read More
Emotet Campaign Ramps Up with Mass Email Harvesting Module | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
A large-scale spam campaign has launched, spreading the Emotet banking trojan. Worryingly, the offensive has launched about a week after a fresh module for mass Read More
Infected WordPress Sites Are Attacking Other WordPress Sites | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
WordPress sites are being targeted in a series of attacks tied to a 20,000 botnet-strong army of infected WordPress websites. Behind the WordPress-on-WordPress assault is Read More
Adobe Flash Zero-Day Leveraged Via Office Docs in Campaign | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
An Adobe Flash Player zero-day exploit has been spotted in the wild as part of a widespread campaign, researchers said on Wednesday. Adobe has just Read More
ThreatList: Gift Card-Themed BEC Holiday Scams Spike | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
With cyber threats rampant between Black Friday and Christmas, security experts are warning of a wave of business-style email scams hitting inboxes designed to appeal Read More
Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
As facial recognition continues to gain traction in public use cases, Microsoft on Thursday called for regulation of the technology, citing heightened concerns around privacy Read More
White House Facial Recognition Pilot Raises Privacy Alarms | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Privacy advocates are up in arms after the Department of Homeland Security unveiled a facial recognition pilot program for surveilling public areas surrounding the White Read More
U.S. Chip Cards Are Being Compromised in the Millions | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Chip-and-PIN technology has become the de-facto standard for in-person credit- and debit-card transactions in the U.S. – but a lack of merchant compliance means that Read More