A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a login page used to access some Fortinet product services could have been exploited for highly efficient phishing attacks, a researcher reported on Friday.
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New Cerber Ransomware Speaks to Victims
A new piece of ransomware has been discovered that speaks to its victims in order to inform them that their files have been encrypted.
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Macro Malware Dridex, Locky Using Forms to Hide Code
Researchers at Trend Micro recently observed a change in the Dridex and Locky macro malware families, which are now using Form object in macros to obfuscate their malicious code.
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Amazon Quietly Removes Device Encryption From Fire Devices
Amazon has decided to kill support for encryption on its Kindle Fire devices and quietly removed it from Fire HD and Fire HDX 8.9 devices with the release of Fire OS 5 in February.
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UN Warns of ‘Pandora’s Box’ in FBI Apple Case
An FBI demand that Apple unlock an iPhone risks setting a dangerous precedent that could have a chilling effect on human rights, the United Nations rights chief warned Friday.
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Adobe to Patch Flaws in Reader, Acrobat
Adobe announced on Thursday that it will release security updates next week to patch vulnerabilities in Acrobat and Reader products.
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Study Analyzes Passwords Used in Opportunistic, Criminal Attacks
Security firm Rapid7 has conducted a year-long study to find out which are the usernames and passwords most commonly used by malicious actors in criminal and opportunistic attacks.
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Tech Rivals Join Apple’s Legal Fight Against FBI
A broad array of technology firms and activists joined Apple's legal fight over encryption Thursday, warning of a dangerous precedent if the company is forced to help the government break into a locked iPhone.
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Barracuda Expands NGFW Product Line
SAN FRANCISCO – RSA CONFERENCE 2016 – Barracuda Networks announced on Wednesday the launch of a new NextGen Firewall product designed to allow organizations to securely connect a large number of endpoints.
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Pentagon Chief Wary of Tech ‘Back Doors’
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has said he opposes high-tech "back doors" that would allow the government access to encrypted data on people's phones and other devices.
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