The Heartbleed attack that left encrypted data vulnerable to theft is still causing problems, according to a new report. Luis Grangeia, partner and security services manager at information security firm SysValue, claims to have found a new vector that leaves wireless routers and Android devices vulnerable to attack. Dubbed “Cupid”, Continue Reading
Microsoft has warned Windows XP users against using a hack that tricks the company’s servers into applying security patches to the now-unsupported operating system. The workaround first appeared on a forum website called Sebijk, which revealed how making a small change in XP’s registry will fool Microsoft’s upgrade servers into Continue Reading
Hewlett Packard’s Zero Day Initiative has released information about a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 that empowers the attacker to remotely execute code. The bug was discovered by Peter ‘corelanc0d3r’ Van Eeckhoutte of the Corelan Team. ZDI disclosed the vulnerability to Microsoft in October, which confirmed it in February. Continue Reading
Facebook has announced plans to integrate anti-malware technologies from security firms Trend Micro and F-Secure into its services, in a bid to help spot and clean infected machines logging in to the service. Facebook software engineer Chetan Gowda announced that the company will offer the technologies to customers in a Continue Reading
Microsoft released eight bulletins addressing 13 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows, and Office as part of May’s Patch Tuesday update. Three of them are already being exploited in the wild, Microsoft said. While Microsoft did not release any patches for XP users, experts believe the issues affect the old operating Continue Reading
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