Security

Cloud Computing: Security Challenges & Their Solutions

By Tamjid Aijazi Cloud computing’s security is an area of concern for researchers and professionals in today’s increasingly remote world.…

5 years ago

Why do Hulu and Netflix not use 2-factor authentication?

Streaming service accounts get compromised all the time either due to data breaches, credential stuffing attacks from leaked databases, or…

5 years ago

PlayStation discloses “severe” Use-After-Free kernel vulnerability

PlayStation has disclosed a severe use-after-free vulnerability, after over three months since it was reported. The vulnerability discovered by researcher…

5 years ago

How public safety systems can be abused by nation state actors

Open systems, open data, and open-source software provide a means to promote greater transparency, public trust, and user participation. But…

5 years ago

Behind an entire catalogue of malicious Chrome extensions? Allegedly, a domain registrar

It is not unusual for malware to use malicious C&C servers and domains. However, what we learn this week is…

5 years ago

Hacking the antivirus: BitDefender remote code execution vulnerability

What happens when the very antivirus designed to keep you and your organization safe becomes a threat vector for the…

5 years ago

‘BlueLeaks’: data from over 200 police departments exposed in a massive leak

A group that goes by the name Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) has published 269 GB worth of data with…

5 years ago

NETGEAR routers vulnerable to “root” code execution, no patch yet

In a recently released vulnerability disclosure from d4rkn3ss from VNPT ISC as well as Adam Nichols of GRIMM, we learn…

5 years ago

Major U.S. companies face network disruptions: some blame DDoS attacks

Yesterday, reports emerged of widespread network outages across major U.S. telecoms and companies like T-Mobile, Instagram, Comcast, and Chase Bank.…

5 years ago

Indian hacker-for-hire firm wanted by FBI targeted ExxonMobil and others

  Last week we reported on CloudEyE which was a legitimate Italian business helping hackers with spreading malware. Now, Citizen…

5 years ago

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