Academics say the material could be used to create unclonable physical components suitable for supporting digital security.
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Top Articles:
- Silkworm security? Researchers create new authentication method using silk fibers | ZDNet
- JFrog researchers find JNDI vulnerability in H2 database consoles similar to Log4Shell | ZDNet
- YubiKey Bio builds biometric authentication into a security key | ZDNet
- Hackers exploit websites to give them excellent SEO before deploying malware | ZDNet
- Plex Media servers are being abused for DDoS attacks | ZDNet
- New side-channel attack can recover encryption keys from Google Titan security keys | ZDNet
- Critical privilege escalation bugs squashed in WordPress Ultimate Member plugin | ZDNet
- Google warns of severe 'BleedingTooth' Bluetooth flaw in Linux kernel | ZDNet
- Hacker breaches security firm in act of revenge | ZDNet
- Apple strong-arms entire CA industry into one-year certificate lifespans | ZDNet
Silkworm security? Researchers create new authentication method using silk fibers | ZDNet
Published: 2022-01-31 00:41:11
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
🤖: "Sneaky threads"
JFrog researchers find JNDI vulnerability in H2 database consoles similar to Log4Shell | ZDNet
Published: 2022-01-07 20:48:55
Popularity: None
Author: Jonathan Greig
🤖: "Exploitable vulnerability"
JFrog's senior director of security research said the vulnerability has a root cause similar to Log4Shell.
...moreYubiKey Bio builds biometric authentication into a security key | ZDNet
Published: 2021-10-05 20:20:10
Popularity: None
Author: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
🤖: ""Fingerprint fail""
The new YubiKey Bio brings a passwordless world one step closer.
...moreHackers exploit websites to give them excellent SEO before deploying malware | ZDNet
Published: 2021-03-01 16:09:31
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
🤖: "SEO hack fail"
Climbing up Google’s ranks is key to this new technique.
...morePlex Media servers are being abused for DDoS attacks | ZDNet
Published: 2021-02-06 03:48:29
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Pwned again"
Cyber-security firm Netscout warns of new DDoS attack vector.
...moreNew side-channel attack can recover encryption keys from Google Titan security keys | ZDNet
Published: 2021-01-08 12:05:45
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Key leak"
Attack requires physical access to the devices but Titan and other keys can be cloned if attacks are successful.
...moreCritical privilege escalation bugs squashed in WordPress Ultimate Member plugin | ZDNet
Published: 2020-11-11 03:59:46
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
🤖: "Bugged membership"
The vulnerabilities impacted roughly 100,000 websites.
...moreGoogle warns of severe 'BleedingTooth' Bluetooth flaw in Linux kernel | ZDNet
Published: 2020-10-15 12:24:07
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
🤖: "Tooth decay"
Intel recommends updating to Linux kernel 5.9 to mitigate a serious flaw Google found in the Linux Bluetooth stack.
...moreHacker breaches security firm in act of revenge | ZDNet
Published: 2020-07-14 02:05:54
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Hacked Back"
Hacker claims to have stolen more than 8,200 databases from a security firm's data leak monitoring service.
...moreApple strong-arms entire CA industry into one-year certificate lifespans | ZDNet
Published: 2020-06-30 12:09:07
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Certificate Armageddon"
Apple, Google, and Mozilla reduce the lifespan for HTTPS certificates to 398 days, against the wishes of Certificate Authorities.
...moreHacker leaks database of dark web hosting provider | ZDNet
Published: 2020-06-01 05:11:44
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""Dark Web Hack""
Leaked data contains email addresses, site admin passwords, and .onion domain private keys.
...moreFortune 500 company NTT discloses security breach | ZDNet
Published: 2020-05-29 20:29:56
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Security blowup"
Japanese telecommunications giant NTT says hackers breached its internal network and stole data on 621 customers.
...moreNew fuzzing tool finds 26 USB bugs in Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD | ZDNet
Published: 2020-05-28 12:49:43
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "bug hunt fail"
Eighteen of the 26 bugs impact Linux. Eleven have been patched already.
...moreSamsung patches 0-click vulnerability impacting all smartphones sold since 2014 | ZDNet
Published: 2020-05-08 02:13:35
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""Zero-day exploited""
Samsung patched this month a critical bug discovered by Google security researchers.
...moreHackers breach LineageOS servers via unpatched vulnerability | ZDNet
Published: 2020-05-03 11:35:16
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Hacked!"
LineageOS source code, OS builds, and signing keys were unaffected, developers said.
...moreHacker hijacks YouTube accounts to broadcast Bill Gates-themed crypto Ponzi scam | ZDNet
Published: 2020-03-31 13:27:46
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Hacker hijacked"
UPDATE: Microsoft says none of its verified accounts were hacked. YouTube has also intervened to take down the scam's live streams.
...moreDark web hosting provider hacked again -- 7,600 sites down | ZDNet
Published: 2020-03-27 13:02:08
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""Server Down""
EXCLUSIVE: Dark web hosting provider shuts down after getting hacked for the second time in 16 months.
...moreHackers breach FSB contractor and leak details about IoT hacking project | ZDNet
Published: 2020-03-21 15:15:09
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Hacked again"
Digital Revolution hacker group leaks details about "Fronton" an IoT botnet a contractor was allegedly building for the FSB, Russia's intelligence agency.
...moreAMD processors from 2011 to 2019 vulnerable to two new attacks | ZDNet
Published: 2020-03-08 03:09:02
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""processor fail""
Academics disclose new Collide+Probe and Load+Reload attacks on AMD CPUs.
...moreGhostcat bug impacts all Apache Tomcat versions released in the last 13 years | ZDNet
Published: 2020-03-03 17:05:48
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Apache melt down"
Ghostcat vulnerability can allow hackers to read configuration files or plant backdoors on Tomcat servers.
...moreNew Kr00k vulnerability lets attackers decrypt WiFi packets | ZDNet
Published: 2020-02-26 16:07:40
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""Your wifi's on fire""
Kr00k affects devices using Broadcom and Cypress Wi-Fi chips.
...moreLTE security flaw can be abused to take out subscriptions at your expense | ZDNet
Published: 2020-02-24 18:06:09
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
🤖: "Subscription trap"
Researchers say the vulnerability impacts “virtually all” smartphones on the market.
...moreOpenSSH adds support for FIDO/U2F security keys | ZDNet
Published: 2020-02-16 00:58:01
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Secure login"
OpenSSH 8.2 adds support for authentication via FIDO/U2F protocols, most commonly used with hardware security keys.
...moreBluetooth LE devices impacted by SweynTooth vulnerabilities | ZDNet
Published: 2020-02-15 17:59:43
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Hack alert"
BLE software kits from six chipset vendors impacted. More vendor names to be revealed soon.
...moreThis Trojan hijacks your smartphone to send offensive text messages | ZDNet
Published: 2020-01-15 14:08:36
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
🤖: ""Text Bomb""
The feature is certainly one way to advertise a malware infection.
...moreChinese hacker group caught bypassing 2FA | ZDNet
Published: 2019-12-23 14:13:03
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Chinese state-sponsored group APT20 has been busy hacking government entities and managed service providers.
...moreHackerOne awards $20,000 bug bounty for private data access vulnerability on its own platform | ZDNet
Published: 2019-12-05 20:09:36
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
🤖: ""bug caught""
An analyst and a cut-and-paste job resulted in a critical security problem.
...moreAndroid: New StrandHogg vulnerability is being exploited in the wild | ZDNet
Published: 2019-12-02 20:47:16
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""Zero Day Exploit""
Promon discovers new StrandHogg vulnerability. Lookout identifies 36 malicious apps exploiting it in the wild.
...moreVulnerability found and fixed in HP bloatware | ZDNet
Published: 2019-10-12 14:15:47
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Bloatware bites back"
HP releases security update for HP Touchpoint Analytics app. Device owners advised to update.
...moreMetasploit team releases BlueKeep exploit | ZDNet
Published: 2019-09-06 19:06:45
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: "Exploit alert"
Metasploit BlueKeep module can achieve code execution, is easy to use.
...moreUS company selling weaponized BlueKeep exploit | ZDNet
Published: 2019-07-25 13:41:38
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""Exploit for sale""
An exploit for a vulnerability that Microsoft feared it may trigger the next WannaCry is now being sold commercially.
...moreHackers breach FSB contractor, expose Tor deanonymization project and more | ZDNet
Published: 2019-07-20 18:22:06
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""Tor hacked""
SyTech, the hacked company, was working on research projects for the FSB, Russia's intelligence service.
...moreLogitech wireless USB dongles vulnerable to new hijacking flaws | ZDNet
Published: 2019-07-09 15:21:05
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
🤖: ""USB Hijacked""
Vulnerabilities found in Logitech's proprietary Unifying USB dongle technology.
...moreSeriously? Cisco put Huawei X.509 certificates and keys into its own switches | ZDNet
Published: 2019-07-05 12:40:04
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
How did cryptographic certificates and keys issued to Huawei end up in Cisco gear?
...moreYouTube policy on removing ‘instructional hacking’ content causes infosec community outrage | ZDNet
Published: 2019-07-04 15:50:16
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
Videos removed from a prominent educational channel brought the policy to light. Supporters fought back.
...moreFirst-ever malware strain spotted abusing new DoH (DNS over HTTPS) protocol | ZDNet
Published: 2019-07-04 10:38:00
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Godlua, a Linux DDoS bot, is the first-ever malware strain seen using DoH to hide its DNS traffic.
...moreNew Silex malware is bricking IoT devices, has scary plans | ZDNet
Published: 2019-06-26 14:22:09
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Over 2,000 devices have been bricked in the span of a few hours. Attacks still ongoing.
...moreWindows 10 zero-day exploit code released online | ZDNet
Published: 2019-05-22 06:24:03
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Security researcher 'SandboxEscaper' returns with new Windows LPE zero-day.
...moreA hacker is wiping Git repositories and asking for a ransom | ZDNet
Published: 2019-05-04 13:57:51
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Hacker threatens to release the code if victims don't pay in 10 days.
...more5G depends on Kubernetes in the cloud | ZDNet
Published: 2019-05-03 01:12:32
Popularity: None
Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
If we're to ever have 5G in the real world, it's going to be running on Kubernetes.
...moreTrojanized version of PuTTY client discovered online | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-08 00:21:18
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
🤖: "backdoor found"
A version of the client has been tampered to steal user data.
...moreCISA data-sharing bill passes Senate with no privacy protections | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-08 00:08:12
Popularity: None
Author: Zack Whittaker
🤖: ""Surveillance mode""
There was unanimous opposition to the bill across the tech industry.
...moreLinux 4.6 is a major release: Here's what's new and improved | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 23:52:07
Popularity: None
Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
With better security, improved ARM support, and, oh yes, better gaming hardware support, Linux 4.6 is a major update.
...moreZero-day Skype flaw causes crashes, remote code execution | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:59:38
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
The critical flaw doesn't require any user interaction, either.
...moreWindows, Linux distros, macOS pay for Kerberos 21-year-old 'cryptographic sin' | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:58:24
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Researchers find an authentication protocol bug that affects Windows, Linux and Apple.
...moreWriting Windows or Linux apps? Microsoft just launched a cloud-powered bug hunter to find the flaws in your code | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:57:14
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Microsoft's enterprise customers can soon use its Azure-hosted fuzzing service to ferret out bugs in their own Windows and Linux applications.
...moreDJI launches bug bounty program to stop homegrown hacking | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:52:13
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
The arms race has gained pace with DJI offering cash rewards for vulnerability reports.
...moreFirst Linux 4.14 release adds "very core" features, arrives in time for kernel's 26th birthday | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:51:13
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Linus Torvalds says Linux 4.14 is getting core new functionality.
...moreApple's macOS High Sierra will launch with a major security hole
Published: 2019-03-07 22:49:54
Popularity: None
Author: Zack Whittaker
The vulnerability lets an attacker steal the contents of a Keychain — without needing a password.
...moreYubico launches YubiHSM 2: The smallest, cheapest Hardware Security Module (HSM) | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:44:50
Popularity: None
Author: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
The YubiHSM 2 is the world's smallest and cost-effective hardware security module, allowing for a root of trust for all servers, IoT gateways, and computing devices.
...moreYubico launches YubiHSM 2: The smallest, cheapest Hardware Security Module (HSM) | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:44:48
Popularity: None
Author: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
The YubiHSM 2 is the world's smallest and cost-effective hardware security module, allowing for a root of trust for all servers, IoT gateways, and computing devices.
...moreJust one day after its release, iOS 11.1 hacked by security researchers
Published: 2019-03-07 22:44:26
Popularity: None
Author: Zack Whittaker
The bugs were found in Apple's Safari web browser.
...moreLinux security: Google fuzzer finds ton of holes in kernel's USB subsystem | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:43:54
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
A Google-developed kernel fuzzer has helped locate dozens of Linux security flaws.
...moreImgur confirms it was hacked
Published: 2019-03-07 22:40:35
Popularity: None
Author: Zack Whittaker
The hackers stole email addresses and passwords.
...moreChrome 63 vs Windows 10 Edge: Google steps up rivalry with site isolation security | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:37:17
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Google says its new Chrome 63 brings a major enterprise security boost.
...moreLinux Meltdown patch: 'Up to 800 percent CPU overhead', Netflix tests show | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:31:57
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
The performance impact of Meltdown patches makes it essential to move systems to Linux 4.14.
...moreSAML protocol bug let hackers log in as other users
Published: 2019-03-07 22:29:45
Popularity: None
Author: Zack Whittaker
A validation bug in how some single sign-on products implemented an open authentication standard could have allowed an attacker to log in to a site or service as though they were the victim they were targeting.
...moreNew LTE attacks can eavesdrop on text messages and spoof emergency alerts
Published: 2019-03-07 22:29:37
Popularity: None
Author: Zack Whittaker
One of the ten attacks can create "artificial chaos" by sending fake emergency alerts to a large number of devices.
...moreSnooping on HTTPS is about to get harder: TLS 1.3 internet encryption wins approval | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:27:39
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
The latest version of the protocol for HTTPS secure connections gets green light from the IETF.
...moreAWS traffic hijack: Users sent to phishing site in two-hour cryptocurrency heist | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:24:11
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Criminals pull off a brazen attack using weakness in core internet infrastructure.
...moreAWS traffic hijack: Users sent to phishing site in two-hour cryptocurrency heist | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:24:08
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Criminals pull off a brazen attack using weakness in core internet infrastructure.
...moreWindows security: Microsoft issues fix for critical Docker tool flaw, so patch now | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:23:22
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Microsoft has patched a bug in an open-source tool it developed to help Docker containers run on Windows.
...moreLinux comes to Chromebooks | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:22:50
Popularity: None
Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Chrome OS is based on Linux, but you can't easily run Linux applications on it. That's about to change, with Google's Project Crostini rolling out.
...moreOver a dozen vulnerabilities uncovered in BMW vehicles | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:21:24
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
Tencent's Keen Security Lab found a number of serious bugs which could be exploited by attackers to remotely attack a number of BMW models.
...moreGoogle patches reCAPTCHA bypass vulnerability | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:20:10
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
The security flaw allowed attackers to circumvent the reCAPTCHA bot protection system.
...moreGitLab moves from Azure to Google Cloud Platform | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:18:11
Popularity: None
Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Microsoft may own GitHub soon, but GitLab is moving further away from Microsoft.
...moreGerman police raid homes of Tor-linked group's board members | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:17:09
Popularity: None
Author: Yael Grauer
One board member described the police's justification for the raids as a "tenuous" link between the privacy group, a blog, and its email address.
...morePython language founder steps down | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:16:40
Popularity: None
Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Guido van Rossum, the "Benevolent Dictator For Life" of Python, has had enough and is walking away from leading the popular open-source language.
...moreThousands of Mega logins dumped online, exposing user files | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:16:20
Popularity: None
Author: Zack Whittaker
Exclusive: Email addresses, passwords, and lists of file names were exposed.
...moreSevere vulnerability exposes WordPress websites to attack | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:13:46
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
Researchers say the PHP security flaw could leave countless WordPress websites open to exploit.
...moreMicrosoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:12:04
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
Updated: There is no known workaround for the security flaw.
...moreFive Eyes governments get even tougher on encryption | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:11:38
Popularity: None
Author: Stilgherrian
Official statements from the Five Country Ministerial meeting make it clear: Voluntarily build lawful access into encrypted messaging systems, or else. It's not a good look.
...moreVulnerabilities found in the remote management interface of Supermicro servers | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:11:30
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Eclypsium researchers disclose second vulnerability affecting Supermicro servers in the past three months
...moreZero-day in popular jQuery plugin actively exploited for at least three years | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:07:31
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
A fix is out but the plugin is used in hundreds, if not thousands, of projects. Patching will take ages!
...moreTwelve malicious Python libraries found and removed from PyPI | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:06:57
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
One package contained a clipboard hijacker that replaced victims' Bitcoin addresses in an attempt to hijack funds from users.
...moreResearchers discover seven new Meltdown and Spectre attacks | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:05:02
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Experiments showed that processors from AMD, ARM, and Intel are affected.
...moreAWS rolls out new security feature to prevent accidental S3 data leaks | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:04:55
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
New settings will prevent accidental S3 bucket leaks --if customers take the time to apply them.
...morePopular Dark Web hosting provider got hacked, 6,500 sites down | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:04:47
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Hosting provider is still looking for the hacker's point of entry.
...moreTwo Android apps used in combat by US troops contained severe vulnerabilities | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:02:49
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Apps were meant for training, never approved for combat. Whistleblower's efforts helped shed light on vulnerabilities, despite leadership reprisals.
...moreHackers dump data of hundreds of German politicians on Twitter | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:01:14
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Data for some German artists and YouTube celebrities also included.
...moreAdobe fixes vulnerabilities in Connect and Digital Editions, Flash left in the cold | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 22:00:20
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
Patches were released for Flash but they did not contain fixes for security issues.
...moreMozilla: Firefox 69 will disable Adobe Flash plugin by default | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 21:59:41
Popularity: None
Author: Liam Tung
Browser makers this year will be disabling Flash with its long history of security problems.
...moreMetasploit, popular hacking and security tool, gets long-awaited update | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 21:59:33
Popularity: None
Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
After seven years, Metasploit Framework, the popular open-source hacking and security tool, has been given a major update.
...morePopular WordPress plugin hacked by angry former employee | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 21:59:12
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Hacker defaced the company's website and sent a mass email to all its customers, alleging unpatched security holes.
...moreThis Trojan infects Chrome browser extensions, spoofs searches to steal cryptocurrency | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 21:58:51
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
The malware also takes over browser update and integrity checks.
...moreMicrosoft: 70 percent of all security bugs are memory safety issues | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 21:57:42
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Percentage of memory safety issues has been hovering at 70 percent for the past 12 years.
...moreRussia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 21:57:35
Popularity: None
Author: Catalin Cimpanu
Russia's internet contingency plan gets closer to reality.
...moreAdobe sends out second fix for critical Reader data leak vulnerability | ZDNet
Published: 2019-03-07 21:57:12
Popularity: None
Author: Charlie Osborne
The original patch issued for the zero-day can be bypassed.
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