Details have emerged of an extraordinary attack in which millions of DSL broadband routers in Brazil were hit by a serious software flaw that allowed criminals to gain complete control of all web traffic running through them. First ...
Tags: Broadcom chipset, cyber attacks, DNS, malware, broadband routers
About 200 Android applications currently hosted on Google Play create spoofed SMS messages on the devices they are installed on, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. This technique can theoretically be used ...
Several malicious Android apps designed to steal mobile transaction authentication numbers (mTANs) sent by banks to their customers over SMS (Short Message Service) were found on Google Play by researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky ...
Tags: Computer Products, Apps, SMS, Google Play
Microcosmic warfare plots a course for cuteness in Amoebattles pastel world of PokA(c)mon-like critters, but dont be easily fooled. The colorful real-time strategy offering from Grab Games boasts a brisk challenge to match its enticing ...
Tags: iPhone, iPad, Microcosmic warfare, Amoebattle
Attackers can abuse the way browsers and other applications handle steam:// protocol URLs in order to exploit serious vulnerabilities in the Steam client or games installed through the platform, according to researchers from startup ...
Tags: attackers, browsers, applications, URL, vulnerabilities
2012 has been an eventful year for the security industry–with the crowds at the Olympics and changes in legislation surrounding squatting being just a couple of the high profile issues that drew attention to the importance of ...
Tags: security industry, Olympics, MLA
Years ago the typical hacking scenario involved a lone attacker and maybe some buddies working late at night on Mountain Dew, looking for public-facing IP addresses. When they found one, they enumerated the advertising services (Web server, ...
Southern Oregon Orthopedics (SOO) has chosen SRS' electronic health record (EHR) to replace its failing EHR system for its 18 providers. SOO provides orthopedic surgical care services to the residents of southern Oregon and northern ...
Tags: Southern Oregon Orthopedics, SOO, SRS'electronic health record, EHR
Cybercriminals are trying to capitalize on Adobe's decision to stop distributing Android Flash Player to new users via Google Play by creating malware and adware apps that masquerade as Flash Player installers. Since Aug. 15, Android ...
Tags: Cybercriminals, Adobe, Android Flash Player, Google Play
A variation of the attack that can wipe data from Samsung Android devices when visiting a malicious Web page can also be used to disable the SIM cards from many Android phones, researchers have said. Ravishankar Borgaonkar, a research ...
Tags: Android, Galaxy Ace, highlightedpost, Samsung, SIM
Android’s 2012 security overhaul hasn’t stopped the volume of global threats targeting the mobile OS continuing to rise at an alarming rate, F-Secure’s latest mobile threat report has found. The company noticed 51,447 ...
Tags: Android, highlightedpost, malware, mobile, mobile threat report, security
A computer worm that propagates by exploiting a 2010 Windows vulnerability is responsible for some of the recent incidents involving network printers suddenly printing useless data,according to security researchers from Symantec. Many ...
Tags: rogue printouts, Security Researchers, computer worm, Trojan program
Microsoft has warned that a piece of malware known as "Necurs" is on the rise, with variants reported on 83,427 machines in November. The malware is usually distributed by drive-by download, meaning simply visiting an infected website is ...
Tags: Microsoft, malware, cyber security, IT department
The surge of complaints sent to the REAL Assurance Scheme indicates that some companies are exploiting a lack of consumer awareness and using aggressive, high-pressure and sometimes illegal selling techniques to persuade consumers to sign ...
Tags: REAL, Solar PV, double-glazing industry
The South Korean unit of French carmaker Renault, Renault Samsung motors is planning to cut its workforce by 15% under a voluntary retirement programme in a bid to reduce expenses. As per the plan, nearly 800 of its 5,500 employees will ...
Tags: Renault Samsung, domestic sales, vehicles, Samsung Group