- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 5th, 2016
Popular WordPress Plugin Comes with a Backdoor, Steals Site Admin Credentials
Custom Content Type Manager WP plugin contains a backdoor
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 4th, 2016
Cisco Removes Hardcoded Root Credentials from Nexus Switches
Company ranks issue of utmost urgency and importance
- Microsoft
- By Bogdan Popa
- March 3rd, 2016
Microsoft Stands Against Backdoors: They’re Opening the Gates of Hell
Redmond takes the side of Apple in the fight against FBI
- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 24th, 2016
BlackBery Says It’ll Never Build a Backdoor for the FBI
The Canadian phone maker sides with Apple
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 24th, 2016
Japanese Infrastructure Targeted in Operation Dust Storm
Espionage group went unnoticed for almost 6 years
- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 20th, 2016
Apple: FBI Cracked San Bernardino iPhone and Blocked It, Backdoor Wasn’t Needed
Company reps respond to DoJ’s recent motion
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 19th, 2016
Comodo Antivirus Tech Support Feature Lets Anyone Connect to Your PC
Another case of antivirus software gone horribly wrong
- iPhone
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 19th, 2016
Apple Co-Founder Says You Can’t Trust the FBI, Stands Against iPhone Backdoors
Steve Wozniak comments on the San Bernardino iPhone
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 19th, 2016
RaySharp DVRs Come with Hard-Coded Root Password
Company fails to respond to security researchers, password is still present in the firmware of most of its devices
- iPhone
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 17th, 2016
Judge Orders Apple to Help the FBI Hack San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone Updated
Apple must remove auto-erase protection from the phone
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 17th, 2016
Backdoor in MVPower DVR Firmware Sends CCTV Stills to an Email Address in China
Firmware developer pulls project off GitHub when confronted
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 16th, 2016
ENISA Says Encryption Backdoors Create More Problems than They Solve
ENISA explains why encryption backdoors are a dumb idea
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 13th, 2016
Fysbis: The Linux Backdoor Used by Russian Hackers
Malware linked to Russian cyber-espionage group APT 28
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 9th, 2016
Hearthstone Cheating Tools Contain Spyware and Bitcoin-Stealing Malware
Symantec finds malware in Hearthstone cheating tools
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 7th, 2016
T9000 Backdoor Malware Targets Skype Users, Records Conversations
T9000 can also steal files from your hard drives
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 5th, 2016
Campaign of Compromised WordPress Websites Now Spreading Ransomware
Campaign operators switch from pushing the Backdoor.Andromeda malware to the TeslaCrypt ransomware instead
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 3rd, 2016
Possible Encryption Backdoor Discovered in Socat Networking Utility
Backdoor code was committed by a former Oracle employee