Malicious Ad Blockers for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme | Threatpost
Google has removed two malicious ad blockers from its Chrome Web Store after a researcher discovered they were carrying out ad fraud and deceived Chrome Read More
Microsoft Internet Explorer Zero-Day Flaw Addressed in Out-of-Band Security Update | Threatpost
Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates addressing two vulnerabilities – including an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild. The Internet Explorer Read More
Forcepoint VPN Client is Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation Attacks | Threatpost
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Forcepoint VPN Client software for Windows. The flaw could enable an attacker – with an existing foothold on Read More
Rethinking Responsibilities and Remedies in Social-Engineering Attacks | Threatpost
In the pantheon of catchy cybersecurity slogans that should never have caught on, two about social engineering spring to mind almost immediately: “End users are Read More
These Hacks Require Literally Sneaking in the Backdoor | Threatpost
After slipping past security, picking a backdoor lock and gaining access to a company’s inner sanctum, a skilled hacker can cause mayhem. They can plant Read More
Mattress Company Leaks Data Records of 387K Customers | Threatpost
A Wisconsin mattress company leaked the records of 387,000 customers online in a database that lacked password protection, a security researcher has found. The incident Read More
New! RFP Template for Selecting EDR/EPP and APT Security | Threatpost
Once upon a time, only big organizations worried about Advanced Persistent Threats. But it soon became obvious that every organization could find itself under fire, Read More
Massive Gaming DDoS Exploits Widespread Technology | Threatpost
Akamai Wednesday revealed that it’s witnessed the fourth-largest DDoS attack the company has ever encountered, leveraging a widespread and highly exploitable UDP amplification technique known Read More
AMD Radeon Graphics Cards Open VMware Workstations to Attack | Threatpost
A remote code-execution bug exists in some configurations of the AMD Radeon graphics card that could allow an attacker to take control of a targeted Read More
Google Calendar Settings Gaffes Exposes Users’ Meetings, Company Details | Threatpost
Google has come under fire for a configuration setting tied to its Google Calendar service, which has left hundreds of calendars inadvertently open to the Read More