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Spiceworks application vulnerability disclosed
Critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Adobe Reader exposed by hacker
Minor Chrome release fixes serious bugs
Cybercrime
Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’
A serious flaw has been discovered in the Spiceworks application, which creates an admin account for anyone logging in using their Facebook or LinkedIn details.
Karl Thomas • 25 Jun 2015 • 1 min. read
A hacker has published an extensive list of Adobe Reader and Windows vulnerabilities based on his research into a relatively obscure area of font management.
Karl Thomas • 24 Jun 2015 • 2 min. read
Google has updated the Chrome browser to version 43.0.2357.130 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Karl Thomas • 23 Jun 2015 • 1 min. read
Hackers are being blamed for an attack which grounded 1,400 passengers set to fly on Polish airline LOT.
Karl Thomas • 22 Jun 2015 • 1 min. read
Privacy
Reddit goes HTTPS, joins Wikipedia at security table
Popular meme site Reddit has announced that it will soon encrypt all traffic with HTTPS by default.
Karl Thomas • 19 Jun 2015 • 1 min. read
Must-know security tips for non-technical fathers
Few people’s idea of a relaxing Father's Day involves getting to grips with IT security, but scammers typically target the holidays to catch out consumers.
Karl Thomas • 18 Jun 2015 • 3 min. read
DuckDuckGo traffic up after Apple integration and privacy issues
Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo has seen traffic rocket after recent widely publicized privacy scares, according to the company.
Karl Thomas • 18 Jun 2015 • 1 min. read
UK Consumers willing to share DNA with banks to secure identity
Consumers in the UK would be happy to share their DNA if it would help secure their financial and personal information, according to a new report.
Karl Thomas • 17 Jun 2015 • 1 min. read
New exploit compromises Samsung Galaxy phones
Potentially 600m Samsung Galaxy phones are at risk of malicious compromise after a new exploit was discovered by a security researcher.
Karl Thomas • 17 Jun 2015 • 2 min. read