Lucian Constantin
CSO Senior Writer
Lucian Constantin writes about information security, privacy, and data protection for CSO.
Microsoft fixes remote hacking flaw in Windows Malware Protection Engine
Microsoft released an update for the malware scanning engine bundled with most of its Windows security products to fix a highly critical vulnerability that could allow attackers to hack computers.
Supply chain attack hits Mac users of HandBrake video converter app
Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOS version of the application that contained malware.
Cyberspies tap free tools to make powerful malware framework
Over the past year, a group of attackers has managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies with a malware framework stitched together from JavaScript code and publicly available tools.
Snake cyberespionage malware is ready to bite Mac users
A sophisticated Russian cyberespionage group is readying attacks against Mac users and has recently ported its Windows backdoor program to macOS.
Financial cybercrime group abuses Windows app compatibility feature
The FIN7 financially motivated cybercrime group is abusing the Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure, a feature that makes it possible for enterprises and developers to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their...
Xen hypervisor faces third highly critical VM escape bug in 10 months
The Xen Project has fixed three vulnerabilities in its widely used hypervisor that could allow operating systems running inside virtual machines to access the memory of the host systems, breaking the critical security layer between...
Shodan search engine starts unmasking malware command-and-control servers
There's now a new tool that could allow researchers and companies to quickly block communications between some malware families and their constantly changing command-and-control servers.
Android gets patches for critical flaws in media handling, hardware drivers
Android has received security fixes for over one hundred vulnerabilities, including 29 critical flaws in the media processing server, hardware-specific drivers and other components.
Stealthy Mac malware spies on encrypted browser traffic
A new malware program that targets macOS users is capable of spying on encrypted browser traffic and stealing sensitive information.
Network management vulnerability exposes cable modems to hacking
Hundreds of thousands of internet gateway devices from around the world, primarily cable modems, are vulnerable to hacking because of a serious weakness in their implementation of the Simple Network Management Protocol.
Cloudflare wants to secure IoT connections to the internet
Web optimization and security firm Cloudflare launched a service that could allow IoT manufacturers to protect devices from attacks and deploy patches much quicker.
Companion mobile app exposed Hyundai cars to potential hijacking
The mobile application that accompanies many Hyundai cars exposed sensitive information that could have allowed attackers to remotely locate, unlock and start vehicles.
Webroot deletes Windows files and causes serious problems for users
Users of Webroot's endpoint security product, consumers and businesses alike, had a nasty surprise Monday when the program started detecting Windows files as malicious.
Russian man receives longest-ever prison sentence in the US for hacking
A 32-year-old Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in prison in the U.S. for stealing millions of payment card details from U.S. businesses by infecting their point-of-sale systems with malware.
Phishing attacks using internationalized domains are hard to block
The latest version of Google Chrome restricts how domain names that use non-Latin characters are displayed in the browser in response to a recently disclosed technique that could allow attackers to create highly credible phishing...
Drupal fixes critical access bypass vulnerability
The Drupal project has released a patch to fix a critical access bypass vulnerability that could put websites at risk of hacking.
Flaws let attackers hijack multiple Linksys router models
Two dozen Linksys router models are exposed to attacks that could extract sensitive information from their configurations, cause them to become unresponsive and even completely take them over.
Oracle fixes Struts and Shadow Brokers exploits in huge patch release
Oracle released a record 299 security fixes for vulnerabilities in its products, including patches for a widely exploited vulnerability in the Apache Struts framework and a Solaris exploit supposedly used by the U.S. National Security...
Unpatched vulnerability exposes Magento online shops to hacking
An unpatched vulnerability in the Magento e-commerce platform could allow hackers to upload and execute malicious code on web servers that host online shops.
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