The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced updates on two separate cases involving cyberattacks—a Swiss hacktivist and a Russian hacker who planned to plant malware in the Tesla company. A …
Critical RCE Flaw Reported in MyBB Forum Software—Patch Your Sites
A pair of critical vulnerabilities in a popular bulletin board software called MyBB could have been chained together to achieve remote code execution (RCE) without the need for prior access …
New Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Lets Other Users Access Restricted Apps
A newly discovered glitch in Zoom’s screen sharing feature can accidentally leak sensitive information to other attendees in a call, according to the latest findings. Tracked as CVE-2021-28133, the unpatched security …
Why Cached Credentials Can Cause Account Lockouts and How to Stop it
When a user account becomes locked out, the cause is often attributed to a user who has simply entered an old or incorrect password too many times. However, this is …
How to Successfully Pursue a Career in Malware Analysis
Are you looking to becoming a malware analyst? Then continue reading to discover how to gain the training you need and start a career in malware analysis career.Did you know …
Google Reveals What Personal Data Chrome and Its Apps Collect On You
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo called out rival Google for “spying” on users after the search giant updated its flagship app to spell out the exact kinds of information it collects …
Flaws in Two Popular WordPress Plugins Affect Over 7 Million Websites
Researchers have disclosed vulnerabilities in multiple WordPress plugins that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code and take over a website in certain scenarios. The flaws …
[Webinar] Oy Vey, We Hired a Large, Hairy Hacker…
It’s not every day that one of the best-known independent cybersecurity individuals joins a cybersecurity company. The two are generally on opposite sides of the coin, with little crossover. After …
Mimecast Finds SolarWinds Hackers Stole Some of Its Source Code
Email security firm Mimecast on Tuesday revealed that the state-sponsored SolarWinds hackers who broke into its internal network also downloaded source code out of a limited number of repositories. “The …
18-Year-Old Hacker Gets 3 Years in Prison for Massive Twitter ‘Bitcoin Scam’ Hack
A Florida teen accused of masterminding the hacks of several high-profile Twitter accounts last summer as part of a widespread cryptocurrency scam pled guilty to fraud charges in exchange for …