January 15, 2020

Cable Haunt Leaves an Estimated 200 Million Modems Open to Potential Attacks

2 min read - An estimated 200 million modems or more may be vulnerable to an exploit dubbed Cable Haunt, which researchers said would give attackers complete control over their victims' devices.

November 11, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Average Ransomware Payments Surpassed $40K in Q3

3 min read - Researchers revealed that the average ransomware payment surpassed $40,000 between the second and third quarters of 2019. Read on to learn about what else happened in security news last week.

April 9, 2019

Phishing Campaign Makes Use of SingleFile Browser Extension Tool to Obfuscate Malicious Activity

2 min read - In a recent phishing campaign, fraudsters used a legitimate browser extension tool called SingleFile to obfuscate their attacks and remain undetected.

Advanced Threats November 28, 2018

Phish or Fox? A Penetration Testing Case Study From IBM X-Force Red

7 min read - The IBM X-Force Red team recently ran into trouble on a black-box penetration testing assignment. Here's how the testers overcame the obstacles to ultimately establish a solid adversarial operation.

March 19, 2018

Websites Replace Digital Certificates as Browsers Set Deadlines to Revoke Trust

2 min read - One of the largest certificate authorities announced that the vast majority of the top 1 million websites had replaced the digital certificates major browsers plan to phase out in the coming months.

November 28, 2017

Mozilla Advances Cybersecurity Education With New Integration

2 min read - Mozilla will advance cybersecurity education by teaming up with Have I Been Pwned to notify users if they are using a site that has been recently breached.

July 27, 2017

What Adobe’s Decision to Phase Out Flash Player Means for Online Security

2 min read - Adobe announced that it will stop supporting its Flash Player by 2020, but the company pledged to continue offering security patches for the next few years

May 22, 2017

Fraudsters Increase Use of HTTPS in Phishing Sites to Keep Pace With Browser Security Enhancements

2 min read - Since January, cybercriminals have responded to browser security enhancements by increasing their use of HTTPS in phishing sites.

December 1, 2016

Browser Malware Skunks Tor

2 min read - Security-focused web browser Tor was compromised by browser malware last week. Researchers also found ransomware hiding on the Tor network.

November 10, 2016

WoT Privacy Breach: Trust Tanks as Browser Add-On Caught Selling User Data

2 min read - The WoT privacy breach highlights the commonplace nature of third-party data selling and frequent failure to read the fine print in user agreements.