Zeljka Zorz
Pwn2Own ends with Adobe Flash, Reader and Oracle Java exploits
Day two of the Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest was again successful for French Vupen security, as they succeeded in exploiting Adobe Flash on Internet Explorer 9 on Windows …
Bogus alert from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit carries malware
Malware peddlers are impersonating Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit to convince users to download a malicious attachment and run it on their computers, warns Sophos. The …
Yahoo Mail accounts still hijacked daily
Email account hijacking has been a big problem for Yahoo Mail users since the beginning of the year, as a number of vulnerabilities have been discovered, shared online and …
Software protects passwords via host of dummy cursors
Virtual keyboards have helped thwart keyloggers, but some danger while entering passwords still remained, as some malware is also capable of taking screenshots or even record …
Most interesting products at RSA Conference 2013
The RSA Conference held each year in San Francisco is the biggest security event in the world, attracting tens of thousands visitors and (this year) over 350 exhibitors. Not …
Pwn2Own: IE, Firefox, Chrome and Java go down
The Pwn2Own competition is underway at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, and during the first day of competition Java, IE 10, Firefox and Chrome were successfully …
BitInstant back online following breach, Bitcoin theft
BitInstant, one of the online Bitcoin exchange services, has been down and unaccessible from Thursday evening to Monday due to a “sophisticated attack,” which …
Samsung Galaxy devices’ lock screen easily bypassed
This week revealed not one, but two security vulnerabilities that allow anyone to bypass the lock screen on a variety of Samsung Android smatphones. On Monday UK blogger …
Google reports on non-court ordered FBI data requests
With every new Transparency Report that Google releases biannually since 2009, new information about data requests from government agencies are included. This last report, …
Malicious Java applet uses stolen certificate to run automatically
A signed but malicious applet that will apparently fool even the latest Java 6 update has been discovered on a German online dictionary website infected by the g01pack exploit …
Bogus Delta receipt confirmation leads to malware
Once again, Delta Air Lines customers are being targeted with spoofed emails supposedly carrying their eTicket, and are urged to download and open the attached PDF file …
New exploit kit concentrates on Java flaws
Webroot’s Dancho Danchev is known for combing through the wilds of the Internet for places where cyber criminals congregate and reporting back with interesting news …
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