A researcher has disclosed a couple of unpatched vulnerabilities affecting the official McDonald’s website after the company ignored his attempts to responsibly report the issues.
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Google Shares Details of Its Security Infrastructure
Google Designs Its Own Custom Hardware Security Chips to Securely Identify and Authenticate Legitimate Google Devices at the Hardware Level
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CryptoSearch Lets Users Move Ransomware-Encrypted Files
Being hit by ransomware usually means that you no longer have access to your files unless you pay a ransom or find another way to decrypt them, but a newly released tool allows users to move encrypted files to a new location.
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Flaws Found in Carlo Gavazzi Energy Monitoring Products
Swiss-based industrial and building automation solutions provider Carlo Gavazzi has released firmware updates for some of its energy monitoring products to address potentially serious vulnerabilities that could expose devices to remote cyberattacks.
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Many Mobile Apps Unnecessarily Leak Hardcoded Keys: Analysis
Some third-party applications unnecessarily store keys or secrets that could be abused to leak a variety of user credentials and other type of sensitive data, software security startup Fallible warns.
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These Were the Most Common Passwords Used in 2016
Although weak and commonly used passwords have long been one of the most used venues to compromise accounts, they remain at the top of the most popular passwords charts, a recent Keeper Security report reveals.
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Russian State Television Blames Hackers for BBC Sherlock Finale Leak
A Russian state-controlled broadcaster on Monday blamed hackers for the embarrassing leak online of the final episode of the BBC drama Sherlock a day before it was due to air.
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DroidJack Masquerades as Super Mario Run for Android
Less than two weeks after the Marcher Trojan was found masquerading as the unreleased Super Mario Run game for Android, the infamous DroidJack RAT (Remote Access Trojan) has reportedly adopted the same distribution tactic.
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Samsung SmartCam Flaw Allows Remote Command Execution
Samsung SmartCam IP cameras are affected by a severe remote command execution flaw that can be exploited to hijack vulnerable devices, researchers have warned.
Samsung Electronics sold its security division, Samsung Techwin, to South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group in 2014. However, Hanwha’s SmartCam products are still branded as “Samsung.”
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UK’s Largest National Health Service (NHS) Trust Discloses ‘IT Attack’
Barts Health NHS Trust in London suffered an unspecified 'IT attack' on January 13. Initial reports suspected it was a ransomware attack; but this has since been ruled out. Nevertheless, the Trust took 'a number of drives offline as a precautionary measure.'
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