Gmail Glitch Enables Anonymous Messages in Phishing Attacks
A Gmail bug has been discovered that allows a hacker to tinker with the “from” header in an email and ultimately leave the sender display blank, Read More
Old Printer Vulnerabilities Die Hard | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Despite copious warnings and efforts by the security community to harden the defenses of printers, they continue to represent a ripe target for attackers. Just Read More
Cisco Security Appliance Zero-Day Found Actively Exploited in the Wild
Attackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in certain Cisco security products, to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The as-yet-unpatched flaw (CVE-2018-15454) has an 8.6 Read More
ThreatList: One-Third of Firms Say Their Container Security Lags | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Even as companies move to embrace cloud deployments and containers, most organizations with such deployments don’t feel prepared to adequately secure cloud-native applications. According to Read More
FCC Addresses Robocalling – But Questions Remain
Robocalls and text spam – often in the service of widespread fraud campaigns – continue to persist, dogging consumers despite the existence of the national Read More
Two Zero-Day Bugs Open Millions of Wireless Access Points to Attack
Two zero-day vulnerabilities in Bluetooth Low-Energy chips made by Texas Instruments (and used in millions of wireless access points) open corporate networks to crippling stealth Read More
Critical WordPress Plugin Flaw Grants Admin Access to Any Registered Site User
Another day, another critical WordPress plugin vulnerability. The popular AMP for WP plugin, which helps WordPress sites load faster on mobile browsers, has a privilege-escalation Read More
U.S. Chip Cards Are Being Compromised in the Millions
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
