Malicious Pokémon Go App Installs Backdoor on Android Devices
Researchers are warning would-be Pokémon Trainers that a malicious, backdoored version of the massively popular game Pokémon Go could be making the rounds soon.
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"Distrust and caution are the parents of security" - Benjamin Franklin
91 Percent of Public-Facing ICS Components Are Remotely Exploitable
A report on ICS security released today by Kaspersky Lab reveals how dire the situation really is.
CryptXXX, Cryptobit Ransomware Spreading Through Campaign
Researchers have spotted several types of ransomware, including CryptXXX and a fairly new strain, Cryptobit, being pushed through the same shady series of domains.
The default implementation for KeyStore, the system in Android designed to store users credentials and cryptographic keys, is broken, researchers say.
The remote access Trojan Adwind has resurfaced and as of last weekend, is being used in spam emails targeting Danish companies, researchers claim.
The same group of cybercriminals behind YiSpecter, a strain of iOS malware uncovered last year, are also behind a new type of Android malware, HummingBad.
The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) warned users several builds of energy automation software this week.
A breach at Massachusetts General Hospital has potentially compromised the information of roughly 4,300 dental patients, the hospital warned Wednesday.
Foxit patched a dozen vulnerabilities in its PDF reader software this week, more than half of which could be used to directly execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of the product.
The FTC closes roughly 70 percent of the investigations it opens and is weighing how to better handle PCI-DSS and other standards, an agency official said this week.
