Comcast Wi-Fi serving self-promotional ads via JavaScript injection
Comcast has begun serving Comcast ads to devices connected to one of its 3.5 million publicly accessible Wi-Fi hotspots across […]
Security, Software
Security
Microsoft, Security, Windows
Microsoft re-releases withdrawn updates
Microsoft has re-released the remaining August updates that the company had withdrawn. All three were non-security updates. They had already
Security, Software
Botnet malware discovered on Healthcare.gov server
Thanks to a poor initial launch followed a few months later by the Heartbleed scare, Healthcare.gov has had its
Security, Software, Technology
Why hackers may be stealing your credit card numbers for years
While conducting a penetration test of a major Canadian retailer, Rob VandenBrink bought something from the store. He later found
Security, Technology
Does the Internet of Things leave you vulnerable to cyber attack?
At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, researchers demonstrated how a Nest thermostat can be
Security, Software
Research team creates undetectable malware bound to legitimate software downloads
Most cyber attacks from your typical home hacker, come by way of techniques used 10 years ago or more like
Security, Software, Technology
US warns ‘significant number’ of major businesses hit by Backoff malware
Over a thousand major enterprise networks and small and medium businesses in the U.S. have been compromised by a recently
Microsoft, Security, Windows
How long before Microsoft Windows XP disappears?
Netmarketshare’s monthly updates on the state of the operating system and browser markets are useful not because the numbers are
Networking, Security
Hacker coalition sets out to improve critical device security, challenges car makers
A collective of security researchers issued a letter Friday from the DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas urging the automotive
Security, Social Media
Classic Facebook “Color Changer” scam makes another comeback
On Facebook, some scams are so alluring that they seem to live forever. So it goes with “Facebook Color Changer,”