- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 17th, 2015
Retrospect Clients Patched to Prevent Exposure of Backup Files
Older versions of the Retrospect backup clients were vulnerable to password hash collision attacks from the same network
- Hacking News
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 4th, 2015
Hacker Repurposes Mattel Toy to Open Garage Doors in Seconds
OpenSesame attack needs less than 10 seconds to open door
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 1st, 2015
Weak Passwords Can Turn GoPro Cameras into Spies
Device can stream without giving signs of activity
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 24th, 2015
Jailbroken iPhones Unlocked with Software Brute-Force Tool in 14 Hours, Tops
No hardware device needed, PINs entered every 5 seconds
- iWorld
- By Marius Nestor
- March 17th, 2015
New Device Claims to Crack iPhone’s Pin Code in Less than 17 Hours - Video
IP Box costs approximately $250 / €235 / £170
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 27th, 2015
Email-Based Pharming Attack Exploits Router Flaws
Only the primary DNS address points to rogue server
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 5th, 2015
Potential MyBitdefender Account Password Disclosure
MD5 cryptographic hash function used to secure passwords
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 4th, 2014
Home Router DNS Settings Changed via Web-Based Attack
Scripts running in the background attempt brute-forcing the router login
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- September 2nd, 2014
Celeb Photo Hackers Did Not Breach iCloud System, Apple Confirms
Investigation reveals systems were not penetrated in the incident
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 25th, 2014
XML-RPC Abused in Brute-Force Attacks Against WordPress Sites
Incidents have increased since the beginning of the month
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 2nd, 2013
Botnet Attack Blocker for WordPress Protects Sites Against Brute-Force Attacks
A useful plugin that blocks brute-force attacks powered by botnets
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