A zero day vulnerability exists in WordPress Core that in some instances, could allow an attacker to reset a user’s password and in turn, gain access to their account.
Many Commercial Drones ‘Insecure by Design’
Drones, many readily available on e-commerce shops like Amazon, are plagued by vulnerabilities that could give attackers full root access to the device, read or delete files, or crash the device.
Researcher: ‘Baseless Assumptions’ Exist About Intel AMT Vulnerability
Embedi, which is behind the Intel AMT vulnerability revealed Monday, seeks to clarify “baseless assumptions” being made about the flaw.
Intel Patches Nine-Year-Old Critical CPU Vulnerability
Intel warns business PC customers of a critical vulnerability found in its Active Management Technology that allows for escalation of privilege attacks.
Fuze Patches Bug That Exposed Recordings of Private Business Meetings
Fuze addressed two issues that publicly exposed recordings of private business meetings made over the collaboration platform.
Google Patches Six Critical Mediaserver Bugs in Android
Google pushed out its monthly Android patches Monday, addressing 17 critical vulnerabilities, six of which are tied to the Android Mediaserver component and four addressing problems with Qualcomm chipsets.
DDoS Attacks Can Cost Businesses Up to $2.5M Per Attack, Report Says
Neustar’s annual DDoS attack report says businesses can lose $2.5M on average detecting and mitigating DDoS attacks.
Flickr Vulnerability Worth $7K Bounty to Researcher
Yahoo has patched an account takeover vulnerability on its Flickr image-hosting service that earned an independent security researcher a $7,000 bounty.
Threatpost News Wrap, April 28, 2017
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap this year’s SOURCE Boston Conference and discuss the week in news, including the long term implications of the NSA’s DoublePulsar exploit, and the HipChat breach.
Attack Method Highlights Weaknesses in Microsoft CFG
As Microsoft hardens its defenses with tools such as Control Flow Guard, researchers at Endgame are preparing for the reality of Counterfeit Object-Oriented Programming attacks to move from theoretical to real.