by ray | Aug 7, 2015 | Security
Researchers at the security startup Shape Security say they’ve found a strain of malware on a client’s network that uses that new, furtive form of “command and control”—the communications channel that connects hackers to their malicious software—allowing...
by ray | Aug 7, 2015 | Security
SO MANY HACKS, so few days in the week to write alarming stories about every one. Here’s our roundup of what you have may missed this week. First, some news: a shocking revelation that the GCHQ, England’s spy organization, has been spying on Amnesty International....
by ray | Aug 5, 2015 | Security
So many hacks, so few days in the week to write alarming stories about every one. Every weekend, WIRED Security rounds up the security vulnerabilities and privacy updates that didn’t quite rise to our level for in-depth reporting this week, but deserve your attention...
by ray | Aug 5, 2015 | Security
FEW NEWS EVENTS can unleash more schadenfreude within the security community than watching a notorious firm of hackers-for-hire become a hack target themselves. In the case of the freshly disemboweled Italian surveillance firm Hacking Team, the company may also serve...
by ray | Aug 1, 2015 | Security
FEW NEWS EVENTS can unleash more schadenfreude within the security community than watching a notorious firm of hackers-for-hire become a hack target themselves. In the case of the freshly disemboweled Italian surveillance firm Hacking Team, the company may also serve...
by ray | Jul 29, 2015 | Android, Security
Android phones can get infected by merely receiving a picture via text message, according to research published Monday. This is likely the biggest smartphone flaw ever discovered. It affects an estimated 950 million phones worldwide — about 95% of the Androids...
