Thursday, January 16th, 2020
Security researchers have published earlier today proof-of-concept (PoC) code for exploiting a recently-patched vulnerability in the Windows operating system, a vulnerability that has been reported to Microsoft by the US National Security Agency (NSA).
The bug, which some have started calling CurveBall, impacts CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll), the component that handles cryptographic operations ...
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
Chrome already provides effective protection against malicious sites: go somewhere with a poor reputation and you'll get a big, scary red screen telling you that you're about to do something unwise. But Microsoft believes it can do a better job than Google, and it has released a Chrome plugin, Windows Defender ...
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Friday, January 12th, 2018
Following on the heels of the revelations of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities plaguing decades of Intel's processors, a new flaw in the Active Management Technology (AMT) has left Intel in even more hot water among the cybersecurity community.
The new flaw targets laptops, especially those powered by Intel's enterprise-focused vPro ...
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2017
A new strain of ransomware dubbed “Petya” is worming its way around the world with alarming speed. The malware is spreading using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that the software giant patched in March 2017 — the same bug that was exploited by the recent and prolific WannaCry ransomware strain.
According ...
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Thursday, June 15th, 2017
Home routers from 10 manufacturers, including Linksys, DLink, and Belkin, can be turned into covert listening posts that allow the Central Intelligence Agency to monitor and manipulate incoming and outgoing traffic and infect connected devices. That's according to secret documents posted Thursday by WikiLeaks.
CherryBlossom, as the implant is code-named, can ...
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