Positive emotions, such as empathy, curiosity, and a desire to help, are being manipulated as a common tactic in social engineering.

Researchers exploit a SQLite memory corruption issue outside of a browser. LAS VEGAS – Researchers at Check Point have identified a new class of vulnerabilities targeting SQLite, outside the context ...

Hacking and cyber-espionage groups around the world are attempting to exploit recently disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server, before the window of opportunity closes as ...

So-called zero-day exploits—hacking techniques that take advantage of secret software flaws—were once the calling card of only the most sophisticated hackers. But today, the global map of zero-day ...

Decentralized finance protocol Balancer outlined the root cause of the recent $116 exploit and its ongoing response to the ...

Over two months after Italian surveillance software maker Hacking Team had its internal data leaked by hackers, vendors are apparently still fixing zero-day exploits from the company’s arsenal. On ...

Pwn2Own has been the foremost hacking contest for more than a decade, with cash prizes paid for exploits that compromise the security of all manner of devices and software. Browsers, virtual machines, ...

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