OpenSSL Foundation fixed a critical issue that impacts any application that uses the popular crypto library in the authentication processes. OpenSSL Foundation has issued a security update as announced weeks ago. The patch just released fixes a mysterious security flaw affecting the OpenSSL code library, in the last weeks, the details of the vulnerability weren’t disclosed […]
MasterCard is testing a new facial recognition technology that would let customers to authenticate themselves by taking a selfie. Financial organizations are working to increase the efficiency of authentication processes and at the same time to improve the users’ experience. The majority of the financial organization are looking with interest to biometric, a recent survey […]
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. US Healthcare companies are the most targeted by Stegoloader Popular travel websites warn Customers of Phishing scam Ransomware slinging exploit kit targets Flash remote code execution Experts found Government […]
The OPM announced that it has temporarily suspended its Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) system to fix a security flaw. According the results of a security audit conducted after the hack at the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) the systems of the US Department are affected by a serious vulnerability. The vulnerable system is […]
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. Password Recovery Scam – how to hack a Gmail account Signal amplification and brute-force attack for car thieves Electronic Frontier Foundation – WhatsApp ranked as the worst at protecting […]
Facebook developed an astonishing algorithm for facial recognition considered as the latest Artificial Intelligence step, it’s name is PIPER. Artificial Intelligence has been playing an important role to offer better and outstanding features in applications and a lot of computer giants and agencies have spent huge amount of money to acquire more and more. Facebook […]
Privacy advocates claim snooping component was activated within Chromium, potentially exposing private conversations. Privacy advocates are accusing Google. Privacy advocates and open source developers claim over the secret installing of Google software which is capable of listening in on conversations held in the surrounding environment. It seems that the listening component was involuntarily activated within […]
The Electronic Frontier Foundation published the “Who Has Your Back? 2015” report that ranked WhatsApp ranked as the worst in protecting users’ privacy. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published its annual report “Who Has Your Back? 2015: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests” that analyzes how private companies handlesusers data with specific focus on Government surveillance. “Which […]
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. OPM hack: White House orders the adoption of best practices Researcher found Wind turbines and solar systems vulnerable worldwide OPM data offered for sale on the Dark Web Wikimedia […]
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. The silent war between black markets in the deep web US Air Force located an ISIS command by analyzing a selfie A quick tour in the hacking black market […]