Zeljka Zorz
Tor Browser 4.0, Tails 1.2 are out
The Tor Project has released version 4.0 of its popular eponymous browser that allows users to use the Internet anonymously and privately, and to circumvent online censorship …
Beware of Ebola-themed phishing, malware campaigns and hoaxes
US-CERT released an advisory warning users about email scams and cyber campaigns using the Ebola virus disease as a theme. “Phishing emails may contain links that direct …
EMEA threat landscape: APTs nearly doubled
Malware attacks – especially advanced targeted attacks – have nearly doubled in the EMEA region in the first half of 2014, say the results of the analysis of …
Easily exploitable Drupal bug can lead to total site compromise
Admins of sites that run Drupal 7 are advised to update to the latest version of the platform – version 7.32 – because it fixes a critical SQL injection …
New OpenSSL updates fix POODLE, DoS bugs
The OpenSSL Project has pushed out new releases of the popular eponymous open-source cryptographic library, which fix four serious vulnerabilities, including the POODLE …
Building an Information Security Awareness Program
Are information security awareness programs a good thing or a complete waste of time? The debate around this question has been going on for a while and both sides have had …
Facebook doubles bounties for bugs in ads code
Facebook has announced that all vulnerabilities affecting the company’s ads code will now be worth twice as much to the bug hunters who find and responsibly disclose …
Microsoft patches two more 0-days actively used by attackers
With this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has provided patches for several critical vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution, some of which have been or are …
POODLE vulnerability: The end of life of SSL 3.0
There is a critical security vulnerability in SSL 3.0 which allows attackers to calculate the plaintext of encrypted connections, and it will likely spell the end of the use …
Malicious YouTube ads lead to exploits, ransomware
In the last few months, Trend Micro researchers have been following a malvertising campaign that ended up affecting almost exclusively US users at the beat of more than …
Russian espionage group used Windows 0-day to target NATO, EU
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft will be releasing a wide variety of patches, and among them will be one for a zero-day vulnerability that has been used in a …
Personal info of 850k Oregon jobseekers potentially compromised
851,322 individuals who used Oregon Employment Department’s WorkSource Oregon Management Information System (WOMIS) will soon be receiving notices that they information …
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