Update your Wi-Fi cameras, else malware could infect your network
You already know you should keep your computer, tablet, and phone updated to keep them secure (or at least I hope you know that by now, otherwise I’m not doing my job). But a recent…
infect
7-Zip flaw lets hackers infect your PC with malware. Update ASAP!
Earlier this week, security firm Trend Micro posted a security advisory (spotted by BleepingComputer) about a big vulnerability in 7-Zip, a popular file archiving utility app that’s used by millions around the world. According to…
Hackers infect thousands of WordPress sites with malware plugins
Ostensibly a blogging platform, WordPress has quietly become one of the foundational pillars of the modern web, used as the basic format for millions of websites run by single users to massive corporations. But that…
Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices
The components in GoldenJackal’s latest toolset. Credit: ESET The components in GoldenJackal’s latest toolset. Credit: ESET The newly discovered toolkit is composed of many different building blocks, written in multiple languages and capabilities. The overall…
Hackers infect ISPs with malware that steals customers’ credentials
Getty Images Malicious hackers likely working on behalf of the Chinese government have been exploiting a high-severity zero-day vulnerability that allowed them to infect at least four US-based ISPs with malware that steals credentials used…
Hackers infect users of antivirus service that delivered updates over HTTP
Getty Images Hackers abused an antivirus service for five years in order to infect end users with malware. The attack worked because the service delivered updates over HTTP, a protocol vulnerable to attacks that corrupt…
Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware
Enlarge / The Rexroth Nutrunner, a line of torque wrench sold by Bosch Rexroth. Bosch Rexroth Researchers have unearthed nearly two dozen vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to sabotage or disable a popular line of…