Friday, May 6th, 2016
A new vulnerability has been discovered in Lenovo’s much-maligned Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) software. The vulnerability allows attackers with local network access to a PC to execute arbitrary code, said researchers at Trustwave SpiderLabs.
The flaw allows an attacker to elevate privileges and is tied to the LSC application’s backend. It opens the door ...
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2016
Around 40 percent of all Google Chrome users have some kind of browser extensions, plugins or add-ons installed, but how safe are they?
The company plans to enforce developers starting this summer, to "ensure transparent use of the data in a way that is consistent with the wishes and expectations of ...
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Saturday, April 16th, 2016
ID Ransomware is a new online service that allows you to upload ransom notes or encrypted file samples to identify the ransomware used to attack you.
So-called ransomware is an ever growing and evolving threat that is attacking computer systems to either hold files hostage by encrypting them, or locks access ...
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Monday, April 11th, 2016
A nasty piece of ransomware that took crypto-extortion to new heights contains a fatal weakness that allows victims to decrypt their data without paying the hefty ransom.
When it came to light two weeks ago, Petya was notable because it targeted a victim's entire startup drive by rendering its master boot ...
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Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
NoScript, Firebug, and other popular Firefox add-on extensions are opening millions of end users to a new type of attack that can surreptitiously execute malicious code and steal sensitive data, a team of researchers reported.
The attack is made possible by a lack of isolation in Firefox among various add-ons installed ...
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