Dropcam, the popular video monitoring camera, bills itself as “super simple security.” But a pair of researchers plan to show at the Defcon hacking conference later this week how a Dropcam could be a weak point.
Mozilla’s website for developers leaked email addresses and encrypted passwords of registered users for about a month due to a database error, the organization said Friday.
A new program that encrypts files to extort money from users highlights that attackers don’t need advanced programming skills to create dangerous and effective ransomware threats, especially when strong encryption technology is freely available.
The latest release of a Microsoft security tool that’s designed to stop exploits lets administrators control when third-party plugins are launched, a long favored route for attackers.
Most USB devices have a fundamental security weakness that can be exploited to infect computers with malware in a way that cannot easily be prevented or detected, security researchers found.
