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Weak SSH keys opened many GitHub repositories to compromise

Github repositories of many entities, projects, and even one government could have been compromised and used to deliver malicious code due to the owners’ use of easily …

Bug hunting without much tech knowledge or many tools

Bas Venis has been programming since he was 14 years old. After gaining some experience as a web developer, this 18-year-old self-taught security researcher got into IT …

Employee credentials of half of European top 500 firms exposed online

Cyber attacks and data breaches very often start with phishing or spear-phishing. Access to good credentials is key – whether it’s for straight emailing or direct …

Google releases new hub for managing security and privacy settings

Google has released a new privacy tool for users: the My Account centralized hub for managing Google Settings.“Privacy and security are two sides of the same coin: if …

Future attacks: Hiding exploit code in images

Successfully hiding messages in images has already been done, but is it possible to deliver an exploit in one – and run it? Saumil Shah, founder and CEO of Net-Square, …

Hackers stole personal info of over a million of Japanese pensioners

Personal information of some 1.25 million of Japan’s pensioners has been compromised and some of it was leaked following a successful breach of Japan Pension …

Section 215 of the Patriot Act expired last night

A small, perhaps temporary, but important victory has been won by privacy advocates today, as the US Senate has allowed three sections of the USA PATRIOT Act to expire.Among …

Facebook introduces end-to-end encryption for notifications

Facebook is testing out an experimental new feature that will enable people to add OpenPGP public keys to their profile, and gives users the option of receiving notification …

Which malware lures work best?

“More often than not, malware peddlers’ main goal is to deliver their malicious wares to the maximum number of users possible. Choosing the right lure is crucial …

Researchers track Android users by collecting accelerator readings

A group of researchers from Nanjing University, China, have demonstrated that Android users’ movements can be tracked by simply analyzing the data provided by the …

Massive campaign uses router exploit kit to change routers’ DNS servers

Well-known security researcher Kafeine has spotted an active campaign aimed at compromising SOHO routers and changing their DNS settings so that the attackers can seamlessly …

Millions of users installed malicious Minecraft apps from Google Play

“Since August 2014, Minecraft lovers who like to play the popular game on their Android phones have been targeted with apps that are purportedly cheats for the game, but …

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