Malwarebytes: With Anti-Exploit, we’ll stop the worst attacks on PCs

Thursday, June 12th, 2014

Imagine a world where attackers seeking to gain access to your computer are stopped before they can use your technology against you. That world doesn't exist yet, but it took a giant step closer to reality with Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit, a new security program for Microsoft Windows released Thursday. The software, which ...

“TrueCrypt is not secure,” official SourceForge page abruptly warns

Wednesday, May 28th, 2014

One of the official webpages for the widely used TrueCrypt encryption program says that development has abruptly ended and warns users of the decade-old tool that it isn't safe to use. "WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues," text in red at the top of ...

Microsoft will patch IE zero day but doesn’t give timeline

Friday, May 23rd, 2014

Microsoft said Thursday it plans eventually to patch a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8 that it's known about for seven months, but it didn't say when. A security research group within Hewlett-Packard called the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) released details of the flaw on Wednesday after giving Microsoft months to address ...

FBI: BlackShades Infected Half-Million Computers

Monday, May 19th, 2014

More than a half-million computers in over 100 countries were infected by sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals remotely hijack a computer and its webcam, authorities said as charges were announced Monday against nearly 100 people worldwide. Authorities said 97 people suspected of using or distributing the malicious software called BlackShades have ...

Adobe Patches Critical Flash Player Zero Day

Tuesday, April 29th, 2014

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.182 and earlier versions for Windows, Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.201 and earlier versions for Macintosh and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.350 and earlier versions for Linux. These updates address vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected ...