A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the widely used Transmission BitTorrent app that could allow hackers to remotely execute malicious code on BitTorrent users’ computers and take control of them. The vulnerability has been uncovered by Google’s Project Zero vulnerability reporting team, and one of its researchers Tavis Ormandy has also posted a proof-of-concept attack—just 40…
Google has removed 53 apps from the official Play Store because they were spreading a new breed of Android malware named GhostTeam that could steal Facebook credentials and push ads to infected phones. Discovered by the mobile security teams at Avast and Trend Micro, researchers say the malware has been active on the Play Store…
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency published last week a new guideline containing updated procedures for searching travelers’ electronic devices at US borders. CBP, an agency part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), last updated the guidelines in August 2009. New procedures reign in border searches According to a 12-page set of…
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel Corp, Advanced Micro Devices Inc and ARM Holdings. One of the bugs is specific to Intel but another affects laptops, desktop computers,…
The three key stages of the security lifecycle are prevention, detection and remediation. Why state the obvious? Because something is seriously skewed in how enterprises currently approach security and in particular, security spending. First there is prevention, which includes tools such as antivirus software and firewalls to keep the enemy at the gates. Detection involves…
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) pilot program uncovered several privacy and security-related issues in Android and iOS applications used by first responders on the scene of natural disasters and other emergency situations. The pilot program consisted of carrying out security audits for 33 first responder apps developed by 20 app developers. Three US government…
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