ESET study reveals that 84 percent of companies would be crushed if infected by ransomware and 31 percent would have no choice but to pay the hackers. Over a third of UK companies have either personally been held to ransom by hackers or know someone that has had their networks infected by ransomware, a new … More UK Companies Commonly Held Hostage by Hackers
A hacker has published an extensive list of Adobe Reader and Windows vulnerabilities based on his research into a relatively obscure area of font management. Google Project Zero hacker Mateusz Jurczyk found a total of 15 vulnerabilities, any of which could trigger remote code execution or privilege escalation in Adobe Reader or the Windows kernel. … More Critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Adobe Reader exposed by hacker
Hackers are being blamed for an attack which grounded 1,400 passengers set to fly on Polish airline LOT. The passengers were waiting to fly from Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport when the attack occurred at around 4:00 pm (1500 GMT). The airline’s ground operations system was knocked offline by the targeted attack, which led to the … More Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’
Potentially 600m Samsung Galaxy phones are at risk of malicious compromise after a new exploit was discovered by a security researcher. The vulnerability is down to the way in which SwiftKey keyboard app updates – it periodically queries a server to check if new updates exist. However, the process is conducted in the clear, and … More New exploit compromises Samsung Galaxy phones
A security researcher has highlighted an iOS bug that makes it easier for hackers to to steal iCloud passwords, reports Ars Technica. The proof-of-concept attack was posted to GitHub earlier this week by user Jan Soucek, identifying a flaw in the Mail app in the latest version of iOS. The app contains dangerous code linked to incoming messages, allowing a … More iOS bug leaves iCloud passwords vulnerable
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