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Article | 29/01/2013 UPnP flaws expose tens of millions of networked devices to remote attacks, researchers say
Tens of millions of network-enabled devices including routers, printers, media servers, IP cameras, smart TVs and more can be attacked over the Intern...
Article | 23/01/2013 Mega responds to security concerns; promises some changes
Representatives of newly launched file-storage and sharing service Mega addressed some of the concerns raised by security researchers in recent days a...
Article | 22/01/2013 Twitter flaw gave third-party apps unauthorized access to private messages, researcher says
Users who signed into third-party Web or mobile applications using their Twitter accounts might have given those applications access to their Twitter ...
Article | 21/01/2013 Security researchers cripple Virut botnet
Many of the domain names used by a cybercriminal gang to control computers infected with the Virut malware were disabled last week in a coordinated ta...
Article | 19/01/2013 Google sees one password ring to rule them all
Google thinks it might have found an answer to the vexing problem of forgotten or weak passwords: "physical" passwords, which might come in the form o...
Article | 18/01/2013 Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in Java 7 Update 11
Researchers from Security Explorations, a Poland-based vulnerability research firm, claim to have found two new vulnerabilities in Java 7 Update 11 th...
Article | 17/01/2013 Shylock banking malware updated to spread via Skype, researchers say
The Shylock home banking malware has been updated with new functionality that allows it to spread automatically using the popular Skype Voice-over-IP ...
Article | 17/01/2013 Foxit patches critical vulnerability in PDF viewer browser plug-in
Foxit released version 5.4.5 of its Foxit Reader PDF viewer plug-in on Thursday in order to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability tha...
Article | 15/01/2013 6Scan launches free website vulnerability and malware scanning service
6Scan, a Web security startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, launched a new service on Tuesday that can scan websites for security issues, like vulnerabil...
Article | 15/01/2013 Java exploit used in Red October cyberespionage attacks, researchers say
The hundreds of government, military and research organizations targeted in a large-scale cyberespionage operation dubbed Red October were not only at...
Article | 11/01/2013 Firefox getting built-in HTML5-based PDF viewer to improve security
A built-in PDF viewer component based on JavaScript and HTML5 Web technologies has been added to the beta version of Firefox 19, Mozilla said Friday.
Article | 10/01/2013 Java zero-day vulnerability actively exploited by attackers
An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, ac...
Article | 10/01/2013 Foxit Reader vulnerable to critical remote code execution flaw
Foxit Reader, a PDF viewer application often used as an alternative to the more popular Adobe Reader, contains a critical vulnerability in its browser...
Article | 8/01/2013 Privacy advocates welcome Yahoo Mail HTTPS roll-out
Digital rights and privacy advocates have welcomed Yahoo's decision to provide its users with an option to enable HTTPS (HTTP Secure) for their entire...
Article | 7/01/2013 Adobe warns of actively exploited ColdFusion flaws
Adobe Systems warned users of its ColdFusion application server software that hackers are reportedly exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in the produ...

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