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Design flaw in Intel processors opens door to rootkits, researcher says

07

Aug

2015

A design #flaw in the x86-#processor #architecture dating back almost two decades could allow attackers to install a #rootkit in the low-level firmware of computers, a security researcher said Thursday. Such malware could be undetectable by security products. The vulnerability stems from a feature first added to the x86 architecture in 1997. It was disclosed […]

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Hackers exploit OS X zero-day vulnerability

05

Aug

2015

Hackers have been taking advantage of a serious zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Apple’s OS X (Yosemite), allowing them to install malware and adware on Macs without the need of a password or administrative privileges. Malwarebytes reported yesterday (Monday 3rd August) that one of its experts had found the first known exploit of […]

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Patch Adobe Flash Now – Exploit Detected in the Wild

09

Jul

2015

Adobe has issued patches for Flash to address multiple vulnerabilities, including a use-after-free zero-day flaw in the in the ActionScript 3 ByteArray (CVE-2015-5119), which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a targeted system. “Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address critical […]

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