18-year-old security flaw in Firefox and Chrome exploited in attacks
A vulnerability disclosed 18 years ago, dubbed "0.0.0.0 Day", allows malicious websites to bypass security in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,…
Dark Reading News Desk Live From Black Hat USA 2024
The Dark Reading team once again welcomes the world's top cybersecurity experts to the Dark Reading News Desk live from…
Study reveals cell phones are killing face cells and might be doing a whole lot more
A study recently published in the peer-reviewed Elsevier journal Environmental Research revealed that cell phone radiation can do a whole…
China’s APT41 Targets Taiwan Research Institute for Cyber Espionage
The state-sponsored Chinese threat actor gained access to three systems and stole at least some research data around computing and…
Dangerous XSS Bugs in RedCAP Threaten Academic & Scientific Research
The security vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-37394, CVE-2024-37395, and CVE-2024-37396, could lay open proprietary and sensitive research to data thieves.
Fraud ring pushes 600+ fake web shops via Facebook ads
A malicious fraud campaign dubbed "ERIAKOS" promotes more than 600 fake web shops through Facebook advertisements to steal visitors' personal…
How to Best Secure Banking Applications – Top Tips from a Mobile Security Expert
It doesn’t take much to guess why cybercriminals increasingly target banking applications including emerging fintech and trading as their prime…
Don’t Let Your Domain Name Become a “Sitting Duck”
More than a million domain names -- including many registered by Fortune 100 firms and brand protection companies -- are…
The Dual Nature of Ransomware Attacks
Financial Gain and Geopolitical Strategy Ransomware attacks have evolved from mere cybercriminal activities to sophisticated operations serving dual purposes: financial…
China-Backed Phishing Attack Targets India Postal System Users
A large text-message phishing attack campaign attributed to the China-based Smishing Triad employs malicious iMessages.