You never click on links in email. You only install apps from known storefronts—Microsoft, Steam, etc. You add only browser extensions that have strong reviews and lots of other users. And yet, your PC could…
The goals are sound, but ultimately they depend on users reading the dialog windows that warn of the risks and require careful approval before proceeding. That, in turn, diminishes the value of the protection for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…