At Black Hat, two recent Boston University computer engineering graduates revealed software and hardware hacks against the latest versions of the popular Square Reader.
Tag Archives: Black Hat 2015
Manipulating WSUS to Own Enterprises
Researchers at Black Hat found a weak spot in some WSUS configurations that could allow an attacker to compromise any server or desktop in an enterprise.
APT Group Gets Selective About Data it Steals
Dell SecureWorks researchers today at Black Hat released a new report on Emissary Panda, or TG-3390, a China-sponsored APT gang that has refined the types of data it covets.
Granick: Dream of Internet Freedom ‘Dying’
Black Hat keynoter Jennifer Granick imagined a day when a regulated Internet looks like a lot like television.
Updated Rig Exploit Kit Closing in on 1 Million Victims
A new version of the Rig Exploit Kit is fueling a malware campaign that has already claimed close to one million victims.
Thunderstrike 2 OS X Firmware Attack Self-Replicates to Peripherals
At Black Hat, researchers are expected to disclose new firmware attacks that work against OS X and self replicated to Thunderbolt peripherals.
Writing Advanced OS X Malware an ‘Elegant’ Solution to Improving Detection
OS X security researcher Patrick Wardle is expected at Black Hat to demonstrate how to write advanced Mac malware, including Gatekeeper and Xprotect bypasses, in hopes of raising awareness to the current state of OS malware detection.