UCR Today: Android Hacking// UC Riverside assistant professor is among group that develops novel method to attack apps on Android, and likely other, operating systems By Sean Nealon on August 20, 2014 illustration of smart phones and skull… Read More ›
Microsoft Windows
Hackers expected to unleash viruses on Windows XP in 2014 When support for the operating system stops, users will no longer receive updates to fix the exploits.
By Leo Boon Yeow, Hardware Zone | 14-08-13 According to a report by Computerworld, hackers have been storing Windows XP zero-day vulnerabilities that they have discovered, with the intent of unleashing them on XP users the moment Microsoft… Read More ›
Chinese Hackers exploiting Internet Explorer Zero Day vulnerability for Cyber Espionage
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/29/2012 03:37:00 AM Web site for the Council on Foreign Relations was compromised and recently hit by a drive-by attack that was detected earlier this week. Hacker are suspected to be from China… Read More ›
Malware being installed on computers in factories, warns Microsoft : ” found forged versions of Windows on all the machines “
Researchers find malware pre-installed on brand new computers bought in China Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 September 2012 07.41 EDT Microsoft investigator David Anselmi shows how malware can wind up on consumer computers. Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP Criminals are installing malware on… Read More ›