Few will need reminding today is the day Donald Trump gets sworn in as president of…
Category: Security
Android Trojan Hijacks Google Play Store, Covertly Downloads or Purchases Apps
Security researchers have discovered a new Android trojan named Skyfin that can infiltrate the local Play…
Oracle to Block JAR Files Signed with MD5 Starting with April 2017
Oracle says that starting with April 18, 2017, Java (JRE) will treat all JAR files signed…
Security researchers call for Guardian to retract false WhatsApp “backdoor” story
A thirty-strong group of security researchers have co-signed an open letter calling for the Guardian to…
Meet Alchemist’s class XIV startups making everything from smart beer taps to a faster internet
Enterprise tech startups unveiled their products and pitched investors at Alchemist Accelerator’s 14th demo day in Santa…
Hacking the Army
A hacker prodding a public-facing Army recruitment website in early December stumbled upon a vulnerability, then…
New Satan Ransomware available through a Ransomware as a Service.
A new Ransomware as a Service, or RaaS, called Satan has been discovered by security researcher Xylitol. This…
Someone’s Assembling Ragebot Botnet Using Self-Propagating Windows Worm
An unknown group/person is building a botnet using a new version of the Ragebot botnet malware,…