Lucian Constantin
Romania Correspondent
Lucian Constantin writes about information security, privacy, and data protection for the IDG News Service.
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.
Microsoft fixes 45 flaws, including three actively exploited vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its monthly security updates Tuesday, fixing 45 unique vulnerabilities across its products, three of which are publicly known and two already targeted by hackers.
DNS record will help prevent unauthorized SSL certificates
Starting in September, publicly trusted certificate authorities will have to honor a special Domain Name System (DNS) record that allows domain owners to specify who is allowed to issue SSL certificates for their domains.
Dridex gang uses unpatched Microsoft Word exploit to target millions
The gang behind the Dridex computer trojan has adopted an unpatched Microsoft Word exploit used in attacks for months and used it to target millions of users.
Latest Shadow Brokers exploit dump poses little threat
None of the new alleged NSA exploits leaked by the Shadow Brokers hacking group poses an immediate threat to users.
Email-based attacks exploit unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word
Attackers have been exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Word for the past few months to compromise computers and infect them with malware.
IoT malware starts showing destructive behavior
Hackers have started adding data-wiping routines to malware that's designed to infect internet-of-things and other embedded devices.
Apache Struts 2 exploit used to install ransomware on servers
Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability patched last month in the Apache Struts web development framework to install ransomware on servers.
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