Phony Pokémon GO Android App Gave Attackers Root Access
A rogue “Guide for Pokémon GO” app made it into Google Play’s marketplace and gave attackers root access to any Android device it was installed on.
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"Distrust and caution are the parents of security" - Benjamin Franklin
Microsoft Patches 47 Vulnerabilities with September Patch Tuesday
Microsoft patched 47 vulnerabilities with 14 security bulletins, seven critical, with its monthly Patch Tuesday updates today.
Generic OS X Malware Detection Method Explained
A researcher says the future of OS X malware detection may be rooted in patterns and heatmap visualization.
Google Chrome will begin marking some HTTP sites as non-secure in 2017.
Developers with WordPress are strongly encouraging users of the content management system to update to the most recent version, 4.6.1, released on Wednesday.
Panelists at a FTC workshop on Wednesday agreed that better basic cyber hygiene can do a lot to help eliminate the threat of ransomware up front.
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday confirmed that an OS X variant of a recently discovered family of cross-platform backdoors exists.
Ransomware purporting to come from a phony government agency, the Central Security Treatment Organization, has been making the rounds and using Google Maps and Imgur, researchers claim.
Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring, and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the MedSec/Muddy Waters story, how the Angler EK was traced back to the Lurk Gang, Fairware hitting Linux servers, and the Bashlite IoT malware.
Google patched 33 bugs in total in Chrome 53, almost half of which are branded high severity by the company.
