A SQL injection vulnerability is being blamed in the hack of 800,000 users accounts for popular gaming forums run by Epic Games.
Tag Archives: Web Security
Timing of Browser-Based Security Alerts Could Be Better
New academic research shows that security warnings should be better timed to pop up when computers users are less likely to be multitasking.
New Brazilian Banking Trojan Uses Windows PowerShell Utility
A new sophisticated banking Trojan targeting Brazilians via a malicious .PIF file that changes browser proxy settings.
Locky Targets Hospitals In Massive Wave Of Ransomware Attacks
A massive wave of Locky ransomware delivered via DOCM attachments is targeting the healthcare sector this month.
Cisco Acknowledges ASA Zero Day Exposed by ShadowBrokers
Cisco today acknowledged two vulnerabilities in its Adaptive Security Appliance that were leaked in the ShadowBrokers data dump of Equation Group exploits.
Browser Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability Disclosed
Chrome, Firefox and likely other major browsers are afflicted by a vulnerability that allows attackers to spoof URLs in the address bar.
Operation Ghoul Targeting Middle Eastern Industrial, Engineering Organizations
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab identified an ongoing series of targeted attacks primarily designed to steal sensitive corporate account data from industrial and engineering organizations in the Middle East.
EU Struggles to Determine Growing Cost of Cyberattacks
EU group attempts to pin down what the rising cost of cyberattacks are on the European Union and come up short on answers as they call for a unified approach to assessing cyber risks and attack mitigation.
New Gmail Alerts Warn of Unauthenticated Senders
Google is rolling out new Gmail security features that warn users if the system could not authenticate the sender of a message.
vBulletin Patches Serious Flaw in Forum Software
A serious vulnerability has been patched in forum software made by vBulletin that could allow attackers to scan servers hosting the package and possibly execute arbitrary code.