The SOHOpelessly Broken 2.0 study has been released by Independent Security Evaluators. The picture it paints of routers and the so-called 'smart' devices that make up the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) is not pretty. The researchers sum up their findings as follows: "Today, we show that security controls put in place by device … [Read more...] about Vulnerabilities Found In Consumer Based Routers And Devices
Archives for September 2019
Intel Server Processors Are Vulnerable To Attack
Researchers at Vrije Universiteit, in Amsterdam have discovered a disturbing new side-channel attack. All Intel server-grade processors made since 2012 are vulnerable to what has been dubbed NetCAT. That stands for Network Cache Attack and it exploits a weakness in Intel's Data Direct I/O (DDIO) feature. DDIO is specific to Intel's … [Read more...] about Intel Server Processors Are Vulnerable To Attack
Companies Are Losing Billions To Business Email Compromises
The FBI's statistics on BEC (Business Email Compromise) are alarming to say the least. Over the last twelve months, the law enforcement agency has witnessed a 100 percent increase in the identified global exposed business losses attributable to BEC. Between June 2016 and July 2019, there were a total of 166,349 BEC incidents reported to the FBI, … [Read more...] about Companies Are Losing Billions To Business Email Compromises
LastPass User Credentials May Have Been Exposed To Hackers
Do you use the password manager LastPass? If so, you're certainly not alone. In recent years it has seen its popularity surge and has grown to become the most popular app of its type on the web. Unfortunately, last month, Tavis Ormandy (part of Google's Project Zero team) discovered a critical flaw in the app's design that allowed some user data to … [Read more...] about LastPass User Credentials May Have Been Exposed To Hackers
Your Google Calendar Settings May Be Sharing Your Info
Twelve years ago, Google introduced a new feature to Google Calendar that allowed users to share their calendars with others. It's a great feature and invaluable in a corporate environment because it gives teams an easy way to collaborate. Google itself even touted the "make it pubic" feature of their calendar as being a cool way to use … [Read more...] about Your Google Calendar Settings May Be Sharing Your Info
New Ransomware Called TFlower Hacks Into Company Networks
Over the last two years, ransomware attacks have become increasingly common against businesses of all shapes and sizes. While the attack vector saw a dip in popularity last year, this year it has come roaring back to the fore with several new strains of ransomware being developed and enjoying widespread use by hackers around the world. One of … [Read more...] about New Ransomware Called TFlower Hacks Into Company Networks
