Adobe again released a security update for Flash Player, patching nine remote code execution vulnerabilities….
Google Releases Supplemental Patch for Dirty Cow Vulnerability
Google’s November Android Security Bulletin patched 15 critical vulnerabilities, but only a supplemental patch for…
Microsoft Patches Zero Day Disclosed by Google
Microsoft released 14 security bulletins today, six rated critical. Among the fixes is a patch…
TrickBot Banking Trojan Adds New Browser Manipulation Tools
The banking Trojan TrickBot is evolving fast, according to researchers, and within weeks will expand…
Teen pleads guilty to creating DDoS tool used in 1.7 million attacks
Adam Mudd created the tool when he was only 15 and went on to make…
WeMo smart home devices can be used to spy on Android phones
Researchers found vulnerabilities, now fixed, that could have turned your crockpot into a launching pad…
Glasses make facial recognition think you’re a celebrity
These biometric-baffling babies cost mere pennies. Just in time: Facebook’s said that users can’t stop…
Berners-Lee raises spectre of weaponized open data
Tim Berners-Lee warns hackers could use open data to create societal chaos. What’s going on…
There’s no best way to handle disclosure of zero-day vulnerabilities
Earlier this week, the headlines flashed with news that Google had disclosed a vulnerability to…
Monday review – the hot 17 stories of the week
From getting busted on the Dark Web and the ‘super cookie’ stopped by Firefox to…