Gina Kolata from The New York Times writes about a baffling brain disorder that is linked to a particular type of bacteria living in the gut (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternate source) The new study, published on Wednesday in…
Cisco Patches IOS XE Vulnerability Leaked in Vault 7 Dump
Cisco released an update that patches a vulnerability in the CMP processing code running in its IOS and IOS XE software in more than 300 of its switches.
Microsoft Makes it Official, Cuts off SHA-1 Support in IE, Edge
Yesterday’s Patch Tuesday release also included an update to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Edge browsers officially ending support for the SHA-1 hash function.
Android Permissions Flaw Will Linger Until O Release
Google said a permissions flaw that puts Android users at heightened risk of malware, ransomware and adware attacks will not be fixed until the release of its next mobile OS, Android O.
Session Hijacking, Cookie-Stealing WordPress Malware Spotted
Researchers spotted a strain of cookie stealing malware, injected into a legitimate JavaScript file, masquerading as a WordPress core domain.