Trojan source code leak poised to spur new online banking attacks
The source code for a new banking Trojan has been published online, offering an easy way for unskilled cybercriminals to launch potent malware attacks against users.
Stories by Lucian Constantin
LastPass is scrambling to fix another serious vulnerability
Developers of the popular LastPass password manager are working to fix a serious vulnerability that could allow malicious websites to steal user passwords or to infect computers with malware.
Apple: Macs and iPhones are safe from newly revealed CIA exploits
The Mac and iPhone exploits described in new documents attributed to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency were patched years ago, according to Apple.
To punish Symantec, Google may distrust a third of the web's SSL certificates
Google plans to remove the extended validation (EV) status of any such certificates issued by Symantec and to force the company to replace all of its customers' certificates.
Leaked iCloud credentials obtained from third parties, Apple says
The iCloud credentials that the Turkish Crime Family hacker group claims to have weren't obtained through a breach of the Apple's services.
Wikileaks documents show CIA's Mac and iPhone compromises
The U.S. CIA has had tools to infect Apple Mac computers by connecting malicious Thunderbolt Ethernet adapters to them since 2012, according to new documents purported to be from the agency and published by WikiLeaks.
LastPass fixes serious password leak vulnerabilities
Developers of the popular LastPass password manager rushed to push out a fix to solve a serious vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to steal users' passwords or execute malicious code on their computers.
Hackers threaten to wipe millions of Apple devices, demand ransom
A group of hackers is threatening to wipe millions of iOS devices in two weeks if Apple doesn't pay them US$150,000.
Flaws in Moodle CMS put thousands of e-learning websites at risk
Organizations that use the popular Moodle learning management system should deploy the latest patches as soon as possible because they fix vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take over web servers.
Pwn2Own hacking contest ends with two virtual machine escapes
Two teams of researchers managed to win the biggest bounties at this year's Pwn2Own hacking contest by escaping from the VMware Workstation virtual machine and executing code on the host operating system.
Some HTTPS inspection tools might weaken security
Companies that use security products to inspect HTTPS traffic might inadvertently make their users' encrypted connections less secure and expose them to man-in-the-middle attacks, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns.
String of fileless malware attacks possibly tied to single hacker group
Several attacks observed over the past few months that rely heavily on PowerShell, open-source tools and fileless malware techniques, might be the work of a single group of hackers.
Unpatched vulnerability puts Ubiquiti networking products at risk
An unpatched command injection vulnerability could allow hackers to take over enterprise networking products from Ubiquiti Networks.
Adobe Reader, Edge, Safari, and Ubuntu fall during first day at Pwn2Own
During the first day of the Pwn2Own hacking contest, security researchers successfully demonstrated exploits against Microsoft Edge, Apple's Safari, Adobe Reader, and Ubuntu Desktop.
Microsoft fixes record number of flaws, some publicly known
Microsoft's batch of security patches for March is one of the largest ever and includes fixes for several vulnerabilities that are publicly known and actively exploited.