Zeljka Zorz

Old, unpatched flaws exploited to achieve control of Windows systems, networks
Foxglove Security researcher Stephen Breen has demonstrated that you don’t need to exploit a 0-day or even a recently discovered vulnerability to gain the highest level …

Authorized Symantec reseller scams users into buying security software
Malwarebytes researchers have discovered a new tech support scam that, unlike most, is being perpetrated by an active member of the Symantec Partner Program. Users are being …

0-day in Linux kernel endangers Linux servers, Android devices
A serious and pretty longstanding flaw in the Linux kernel has been recently discovered by researchers from infosec outfit Perception Point. The vulnerability (CVE-2016-0728) …

Apple kills 28 flaws in OS X, iOS and QuickTime
If you use Apple’s OS X El Capitan, iOS and QuickTime on any of your computers and devices, you might want to implement the latest updates pushed out on Tuesday. OS X El …

Intel patches MiTM flaw in its Driver Update Utility
Intel has fixed a remotely exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2016-1493) in the Intel Driver Update Utility which could be used by a man-in-the-middle attacker to corrupt …

New Linux Trojan performs system reconnaissance
A new Linux threat has been identified by Dr. Web researchers. Dubbed Linux.Ekoms.1, this Trojan’s apparent function is to discover details about the system it has …

Malicious Chrome extensions ransack Steam users’ inventory
Steam users are being targeted by a scammer that’s offering apparently helpful Chrome extensions for free, but is actually using them to steal items from victims’ …

Netflix confirms it will start blocking proxies and unblockers
Netflix recently expanded its streaming services to nearly every country in the world. This good news for potential users in those countries has dampened the spirits of those …

Review: Google Hacking for Penetration Testers, Third Edition
Authors: Johnny Long, Bill Gardner, Justin Brown. Pages: 234 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 0128029641 Introduction The Internet can be a great source of information, and Google …

OpenWPM: An automated, open source framework for measuring web privacy
Among the speakers at the first ever Privacy Con, organized by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and held last Thursday in Washington, DC, was Steven Englehard, a Ph.D. …

Worldwide IT spending outlook for 2016
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3.54 trillion dollars in 2016, just a 0.6 percent increase over 2015 spending of $3.52 trillion dollars, according to Gartner, Inc. …

LostPass: A worryingly simple phishing attack aimed at LastPass users
Security researcher (and Praesido CTO) Sean Cassidy has demonstrated at ShmooCon how easy it can be for hackers to steal LastPass users’ email, password, and two-factor …
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