Zeljka Zorz
Hacking industrial robots in today’s smart factories
It has been estimated that by 2018, approximately 1.3 million industrial robot units – mechanical multi-axis “arms” used for automating various operations – will …
More and more apps equipped with ultrasonic tracking capability
Researchers have found 234 Android applications that are constantly listening for ultrasonic beacons in the background, allowing companies to track users’ current …
Super Free Music Player is the latest malware on Google Play
Another day, another piece of malware lurking on Google Play, masquerading as a free and helpful app. This time it’s called “Super Free Music Player” and is …
Retina-X admits they have suffered a data breach
Retina-X Studios, the makers of several consumer-grade monitoring products, have finally announced that they have suffered a data breach. Retina-X and FlexiSpy, another …
Dok Mac malware intercepts victims’ web traffic, installs backdoor
A new piece of Mac malware, more insidious and dangerous that all those encountered before, has been flung at European users via fake (but relatively convincing) emails. In …
IT service providers, many other orgs targeted in long-standing attack campaign
US-CERT has released an alert warning about a sophisticated attack campaign using multiple malware implants and targeting organizations in the IT, Energy, Healthcare and …
Will fileless malware push the antivirus industry into oblivion?
The death of antivirus has been prophesied for years now, but the AV industry is still alive and kicking. SentinelOne, though, believes that in-memory resident attacks, i.e. …
How to securely deploy medical devices within a healthcare facility
The risks insecure medical devices pose to patient safety are no longer just theoretical, and compromised electronic health records may haunt patients forever. A surgical …
How secure are mobile banking apps?
Do banking institutions have a good handle on the things they need to remediate and new control layers they need to adopt to keep users secure? To answer those questions, …
Executive spotlight: iovation’s new Vice President of Product
Last week iovation announced that Dwayne Melancon was leaving Tripwire after 17 years and joining the company as the new Vice President of Product, so we decided to get in …
Hackers explain how they “owned” FlexiSpy
How did the hackers that go by the name Decepticons breach stalkerware manufacturer FlexiSpy? According to information purportedly provided by the attackers themselves, it …
Script for remote DoublePulsar backdoor removal available
NSA’s DoublePulsar backdoor can now be remotely uninstalled from any infected Windows machine, thanks to the updated detection script provided by security firm Countercept. …
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