The EquationDrug cyberespionage platform is a complicated system that is used selectively against only certain target machines, one that can be extended via a collection of 116 malware plug-ins, researchers at Kaspersky Lab said.
Microsoft’s March 2015 Patch Tuesday security bulletins include patches for an old Stuxnet LNK vulnerability and the FREAK SSL vulnerability.
Apple has patched the FREAK SSL vulnerability, along with a nasty bug that could’ve allowed a remote attacker to restart a user’s iPhone via SMS, with the release of iOS 8.2. The new version of Apple’s mobile operating system contains a number of vulnerability fixes, with the FREAK patch being the most prominent among them. […]
NCC Group Cryptography Services announced it will shortly begin an audit of OpenSSL.
Yahoo has fixed a handful of vulnerabilities that could have given an attacker free reign over all of its user-run eCommerce websites and caused multiple headaches for small business owners.
Software, from web apps, to operating systems to firmware, has been abused and exploited every which way from Sunday for decades by both researchers and attackers. Now, it is hardware’s turn in the spotlight, as researchers have published details of a new method for exploiting a problem with some DRAM memory devices that can allow […]
Seagate confirmed a publicly disclosed vulnerability in one of its network attached storage products, but said it won’t have a patch available until May.
Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso talk about the FREAK SSL vulnerability and the glorious debut of CSI: Cyber!
Adobe launched its first vulnerability disclosure program this week. It will use the HackerOne platform and will not pay out bounties, instead researchers can bulk up their HackerOne reputation scores. Only vulnerabilities in Adobe web applications or web-based services are in scope.
Google released the latest build of its browser Tuesday, Chrome 41.0.2272.76, patching 51 different bugs and paying out over $50,000 in bounties.
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