Research teams across UK universities will use £3 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to counter the threat of malicious apps created by cyber-criminals that collude with…
Category: Security
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…
Cybersecurity firm claims access to 360 million stolen login credentials
A cybersecurity firm on Tuesday revealed that it has access to 360 million stolen account credentials that are available for sale on cyber black markets. The stolen account credentials discovery could pose…
Apple patches OS X ‘gotofail’ security hole 4 days after iOS 7.0.6 update
Apple has reportedly fixed the critical ‘gotofail’ security flaw in OS X that could let an attacker on the same network as a victim, eavesdrop on all user activity – even on…
iOS 7 vulnerability allows for background monitoring on non-jailbroken iDevices
Security researchers have found a vulnerability in latest version of iOS 7 which could allow attackers to record users’ touch / tap events on non-jailbroken iDevices including iPhone 5S. Researchers have created…
Certified Ethical Hacker EC-Council website defaced
Website of Certified Ethical Hacker certification EC-Council, eccouncil.org has been defaced with the scanned copy of Edward Snowden’s password being displayed prominently and a letter to the organisation from the whistleblower requesting…
FFIEC warns financial institutions of looming Windows XP deadline
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, US has issued a warning alerting financial institutions that Windows XP’s end of support can lead to a lot of issues affecting not only them but…
Namecheap bombarded with 100Gbps DDoS attack; 300 websites knocked offline for 3 hours
Namecheap, a popular domain registrar and web hosting service, was at the receiving end of a 100Gbps Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack which knocked off over 300 websites for almost 3…
Are you at risk from Windows XP Hacks?
Time is running out for users of Windows XP with end of support slated for April 8th, 2014. After this date, Microsoft will cease to provide security patches, regular updates or bug…
Adobe releases emergency fix to patch three vulnerabilities in Flash Player
Adobe has release an emergency fix to patch three vulnerabilities in Flash Player one of which is already being exploited in targeted attacks directed towards non-profit agencies in a bid to spy…
CERT-In: Microsoft Bing for Android plagued with arbitrary code execution vulnerability
Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In) has warned all Android users of vulnerability in Microsoft Bing on their phones which may be exploited to run arbitrary code. According to CERT-In, “A flaw has…
Cert-IN warns users about security vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox
CERT-In has revealed through a couple of advisories that Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are plagued with vulnerabilities and that users should update to the latest versions of their respective browsers to…
Kickstarter: We were hacked and customer data was accessed
One of the most popular crowdsourcing platforms Kickstarter has revealed that its defenses were breached by hackers and customer data including email addresses, encrypted passwords, and phone numbers among other details were…
Hackers targeting previously unknown flaw in Internet Explorer 10
Attackers are utilising a previously unknown flaw in Internet Explorer 10 to attacks users online, a security company has claimed. Researchers over at FireEye have discovered attacks against Microsoft’s browser – Internet…
NullCon 2014 begins
NullCon 2014 started off today at the Bogmallo Beach Resort, Goa with a speaker line-up comprising of some of the best known speakers in the information security world including Amit Sharma, Joint…