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Security researchers have uncovered macOS malware that can be installed by exploits almost impossible for most users to detect.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | January 28, 2022
Researchers at China's Qihoo 360 reported that the EWDoor malware has infected the networking devices of thousands of AT&T Internet customers in the U.S.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | December 9, 2021
Researchers uncovered a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Hello system that permitted them to manipulate a USB webcam to unlock a Windows...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | July 26, 2021
Chinese video game publisher Tencent has added a facial recognition system to more than 60 of its China-specific smartphone games.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | July 16, 2021
Researchers warn a Microsoft software patch did not fully correct a flaw in the Windows operating system that allows hackers to commandeer infected networks.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | July 9, 2021
Researchers found that a botnet they have been following disguised one of its IP addresses in the bitcoin blockchain to guard against a command-and-control server...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | March 4, 2021
Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft are partnering to stop Kazakhstan's government from decrypting and reading HTTPS-encrypted traffic between citizens and...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | December 22, 2020
Researchers warned Wednesday that up to 3 million devices have been infiltrated by malware-impregnated Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extensions that...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | December 18, 2020
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security have detected attackers exploiting a Windows vulnerability against state and local...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | October 16, 2020
An international team of researchers has developed a Raspberry Pi-based device that eventually may be able to warn users when Amazon's Alexa and other voice assistants...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | July 17, 2020
ReversingLabs researchers found more than 725 malicious packages in RubyGems, the official channel for distributing programs and code libraries for the Ruby programming...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2020
Ransomware has crippled hospitals in Alabama and Australia, blocking admission for all but the most critical new patients.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2019
Microsoft warns a serious vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services could be exploited to launch a WannaCry-level attack against Internet-connected computers...Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | May 17, 2019
A "RobbinHood" ransomware attack earlier this week crippled networks used by Baltimore's city government.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | May 10, 2019
The crashed Lion Air 737 MAX and the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft had more in common than aircraft design and the apparently malfunctioning flight system...Ars Technica From ACM News | March 22, 2019
Federal authorities and private researchers are warning companies about a wave of domain hijacking attacks.
Ars Technica From ACM TechNews | January 15, 2019