In its latest threat report, Intel’s McAfee Labs has reported a surge in ransomware, flash exploits, with a special mention of an undetectable firmware attack that is capable of reprogramming hard disk…
Tag: Vulnerabilities
Researchers discover major security flaws in Lenovo’s update system
Researchers have discovered three major security flaws in Lenovo’s update system that could be exploited to install malware on users’ systems. The vulnerabilities were discovered by researchers at security firm IOActive back…
iTunes 12.0.1 for Windows packs over 45 unresolved vulnerabilities, researcher claims
A security researcher has claimed that recently released iTunes 12.0.1 for Windows comes with atleast 45 unpatched vulnerabilities many which are as old as seven years. The vulnerabilities are present in iTunes…
Facebook doubles reward to $1,000 under its “bounty program”
Facebook has recently concluded a comprehensive security run on its ad code and with a view to strengthening its security features and has also announced its decision to double the reward for…
ICO: Companies ‘failing at basics’ may end up paying thousands in penalty
Companies running Windows XP could face penalties up to £500,000, in case of any security breach, warns UK’s privacy watchdog. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released a report detailing the common security…
Oracle rolls out security fixes for 104 vulnerabilities
Oracle on Tuesday released the quarterly Critical Patch Update, along with security fixes to address the Heartbleed vulnerabilities in various products. Last week, the company issued a list of products affected by…
Cisco patches critical vulnerabilities in small business routers, WLAN controllers
Cisco has patched critical vulnerabilities in a range of its small business routers and WLAN controllers including, which if exploited can not only cause denial-of-service conditions, but could also compromise the confidentiality,…
Windows 7, XP vulnerabilities doubled in 2013 reports Secunia
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Windows XP operating systems have rose to 102 and 99 respectively in 2013 from 50 and 49 in 2012. The share of Microsoftin the total number…