A security consultant has demonstrated how a specially developed Android app can be used to take control of a commercial aircraft. Presenting at the Hack in the Box security forum in Amsterdam, Hugo Teso has demonstrated how an app he has developed can extract important information from aircraft systems, and Continue Reading
Kaspersky Lab’s researchers have identified a spam message campaign on Skype that spreads a piece of malware with Bitcoin mining capabilities. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency based on an open-source, peer-to-peer internet protocol and currently trading at over $130 per unit making it an attractive investment for legitimate currency Continue Reading
Security firm Sophos has asked that its customers install version 3.7.8.2 of the Web Protection Appliance immediately. At the end of February, staff at security firm SEC Consult discovered vulnerabilities in the product’s web-based user interface. Sophos has closed the security holes in the latest version. The vulnerabilities allow attackers Continue Reading
A vulnerability related to account hijacking has been identified by a security researcher Rishi Narang which puts Microsoft, Twitter, LinkedIn and Yahoo users at risk. While Google and Facebook customers are not impacted by the flaw. According to the expert, the vulnerability, which can be leveraged to launch session fixation Continue Reading
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