Microsoft releases smallest Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has released its latest Patch Tuesday and it is among the smallest it has ever issued. It consists of just four patches, two of which are critical and two are important....
Microsoft fixes botched patch
Microsoft has brought forward a replacement patch for CVE-2016-7237. The details were released by Nicolas Economou from Core Security. The replacement patch was due for release on February 14. However, after Core Exploit...
Bitcoin values drop 21%
Last week saw Bitcoin (BTC) values drop by over 20% after the Chinese government issued a warning to Bitcoin users about potential risks. The warning issued on Jan 5th also restated...
Android Marcher targets Super Mario gamers
Cloud computing security provider Zscaler has warned of a new Android Marcher malware attack. The warning came from Viral Ghandi in a blog on the Zscaler site. The malware is tricking...
SOCOM breach investigation complete
Earlier this week we reported on personal data surrounding healthcare professionals working for SOCOM being leaked online. Since then, Potomac Healthcare Services has responded with several statements as they looked to...
Bitcoin Core releases version 0.13.2
Bitcoin Core has just released its latest update version 0.13.2. The release notes describe it as: "a new minor version release, including various bugfixes and performance improvements, as well as updated...
Ransomware masquerades as CV
Researchers at security vendor Check Point have warned of a ransomware attack targeting HR departments. This attack is currently targeted at German speaking companies and pretends to be a job application. Researchers...
Dashlane adds Intel SGX support
Online identity management vendor Dashlane has added support for Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX). The announcement came in a press release and a blog from Malaika Nicholas, Community Manager at Dashlane. This...
Did security panic help PhenixID in December
Clavister has announced that its newly acquired subsidiary PhenixID won SEK 10 Million of business in December 2016. Clavister acquired Swedish based PhenixID in November 2016 for SEK 91.5 million. The founders and...
SOCOM healthcare workers data leaked
In a brief blog post Chris Vickery at MacKeeper Security Watch has identified an 11 gigabyte data breach affecting US Special Ops. According to Vickery the data: "contained the names, locations,...