Alerts & Bugs

Alerts & Bugs – Provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits.

January 28, 2019

Scamming the Scammers: How a Security Biz Tricked Social Media Phishers

A UK-based cybersecurity vendor has detailed how it turned the tables on an angler phishing operation posing as Virgin Media support on Twitter. This particular type […]
January 25, 2019

Java Wars: Google asks US Supreme Court to end Oracle copyright case

Wants Larry’s billion-dollar resurrected ruling reversed. Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that resurrected a billion-dollar copyright case […]
January 25, 2019

Oracle Java Card updated for IoT applications

Java Card is a software technology providing isolation between secure hardware and software services racle’s Java Card platform, which provides security for smart card and limited-memory […]
January 25, 2019

WINDOWS 10 1809 FIASCO MAY HINDER ENTERPRISE MIGRATIONS FROM WINDOWS 7

The delayed delivery of Windows 10 October 2018 Update could put the pinch on companies looking to upgrade from Windows 7 before support for the aging […]
January 25, 2019

China Blocks Microsoft’s Bing Search Engine, Despite Offering Censored Results

China has blocked Microsoft-owned search engine Bing, the company confirmed after receiving complaints from users throughout the country who took to social media beginning late Wednesday to […]
January 24, 2019

Google proposal for Chrome threatens ad blockers, developers say

Google is working on a change to its Chrome browser this year that would limit how browser extensions built by outside developers can interact with websites. […]
January 24, 2019

2018: The Year of Next-Generation Attacks

Enterprises around the globe are facing a new breed of cyber-attacks that are largely fueled by geopolitical tensions, according to Carbon Black’s 2019 Global Threat Report.   Last […]
January 24, 2019

Fresh-faced Anatova ransomware created by ‘skilled developers,’ researchers warn

A new family of ransomware that was discovered in a private peer-to-peer network earlier this month has prompted a warning from researchers due to its apparent […]
January 24, 2019

Chinese Hacker Publishes PoC for Remote iOS 12 Jailbreak On iPhone X

Here we have great news for all iPhone Jailbreak lovers and concerning one for the rest of iPhone users. A Chinese cybersecurity researcher has today revealed […]
January 23, 2019

Servers Grab Client Files via MySQL Design Flaw

Attackers can potentially run a malicious MySQL server and gain access to connected data, according to a new security alert. MySQL has issued a security notice resulting […]