Keylogger Found in HP Laptop Audio Drivers

This is a weird story: researchers have discovered that an audio driver installed in some HP laptops includes a keylogger, which records all keystrokes to a local file. There seems to be nothing malicious about this, but it's a vivid illustration of how hard it is to secure a modern computer. The...

Beware! Built-in Keylogger Discovered In Several HP Laptop Models

Do you own a Hewlett-Packard HP laptop? Yes? Just stop whatever you are doing and listen carefully: Your HP laptop may be silently recording everything you are typing on your keyboard. While examining Windows Active Domain infrastructures, security researchers from the Switzerland-based security...

Lenovo Service Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Lenovo Service Engine LSE and others are products of the Chinese company Lenovo.LSE is a set of applications in the BIOS that automatically help users download a program called OneKey Optimizer onto certain Lenovo laptop systems that do not have Lenovo's preloaded operating system installed; Flex...

Lenovo Caught (3rd Time) Pre-Installing Spyware on its Laptops

Lenovo has once again been caught installing spyware on its laptops and workstations without the user's permission or knowledge. One of the most popular computer manufacturers is being criticized for selling some refurbished laptop models pre-installed with invasive marketing software that sends...

Here's How You Can Replace Your iPhone Battery For Free

Nothing is scarier than your iPhone alerting you that your battery had hit 5%, especially when you just took it off the charger with a 100 percent full battery about an hour ago. To be very honest, it literally sucks. However, you no need to worry about this problem now, as there's a solution...

Samsung to Patch Windows Update Issue Within Days

Samsung said today it will no longer automatically disable Windows updates on PCs and laptops it manufactures and will release a patch “within a few days.” The practice was outed this week by a 22-year-old Microsoft MVP named Patrick Barker who posted a report to his personal website the explaine...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2015:0726)

Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, a...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2014:1281 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2014:1281)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2014:1281 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux...

CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2014:1281)

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, ...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, ...

CA BrightStor ARCserve for Laptops & Desktops LGServer Buffer Overflow

No description provided by source. $Id: lgserver.rb 9262 2010-05-09 17:45:00Z jduck $ This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use...

CA BrightStor ARCserve for Laptops & Desktops LGServer Multiple Commands Buffer Overflow

No description provided by source. $Id: lgservermulti.rb 10909 2010-11-04 23:59:56Z jduck $ This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of...

Facebook Says Employee Laptops Compromised in 'Sophisticated' Attack

Laptops belonging to several Facebook employees were compromised recently and infected with malware that the company said was installed through the use of a Java zero-day exploit that bypassed the software’s sandbox. Facebook claims that no user data was affected by the attack and says that it ha...

Toshiba ConfigFree CF7 File Remote Command Execution

/----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Toshiba ConfigFree CF7 File Remote Command Execution | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Summary ======= There is a command execution vulnerability in the Toshiba ConfigFr...

Slideshow: Ten Tips For Protecting Your Devices From Seizure By U.S. Customs

VIEW SLIDESHOW Ten Tips For Protecting Your Devices From Seizure By U.S. Customs Fourth amendment be damned. With U.S. Customs agents increasingly interested in the contents of digital devices like iPhones, iPads and laptops, The Electronic Frontier Foundation has issued guidance for getting your...

Personal Device Security During the Holiday Season

As the winter holiday travel season begins, US-CERT would like to remind users to be mindful of the security risks associated with portable devices such as smart phones, tablets, and laptops. US-CERT would like to encourage users to review the following US-CERT Cyber Security Tips. Following the...

Live in Vegas: Latest from Black Hat and DEFCON

UPDATED: The Black Hat Briefings and DEFCON hacker shows hadn’t even gotten under way before making news. Even before braving the 115 degree heat of the Las Vegas strip, researchers have been pulling the covers off their work in recent weeks, and Threatpost has been there, reporting on new method...

DUCAT Punjab Best Ethical Hacker Competition

DUCAT Punjab Best Ethical Hacker Competition Registration : Participants are requested to carry their personal laptops with Battery backup. A Test fees of Rs 100 has to be submitted on the spot. News By : Vishal Sharma...

Samsung Keylogger Case Revealed As False Positive

The panic that arose yesterday about Samsung allegedly shipping laptops that contained a pre-installed keylogger turns out to have been a complete mistake after further investigation by security researchers and the company itself. In fact, the controversy was the result of a false positive from o...