Here is our latest news roundup of articles about network and SSL security. to see the whole series.
SSL & Encryption News
- Early in July the they would be releasing a patch for a high severity vulnerability that allowed an attacker to .
- Researchers found that a known attack technique used against could also be used to break into WiFi networks.
- Both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox released updated versions of their browsers, fixing a number of vulnerabilities. Google released , and Mozilla released .
Data Breaches
- in early July. More than 400 GB of information was stolen.
- , the ID theft protection firm, did not protect their network sufficiently, resulting in a data breach.
- forum was hacked in mid-July. It is unknown what information was stolen, but users’ login credentials, emails addresses, and DOB were likely affected.
- announced that 10 of its properties were affected by a recent data breach.
- A year ago JPMorgan Chase discovered a hack that compromised 83 million accounts. This year U.S. law enforcement arrested .
Internet of Things
- . Security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek .
- A recently discovered vulnerability could be more deadly than others affecting IoT. Two researchers discovered a vulnerability in a .
- Researchers found vulnerabilities in three of the most popular .
Cybercrime
- Scammers use, slipping past Google filters.
- Cybercriminals exploit a that has been around for over 25 years.
Malware
- could infect Android phones, even if users don’t open the text. .
- Andromeda botnet infects new point-of-sale systems with new malware called .
- Cowboy Adventure and Jump Chess, legitimate games on Google Play, contained functions to .
- A recently discovered allows hackers the ability to submit thousands of password guesses in very little time.
Research & Studies
- An Acunetix report discovered that .
- A recent study which analyzed a quarter million endpoint devices detected.