PAMcheckPasswd() Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the PAMcheckPasswd function, a utility for managing and monitoring processes, programs, files, and Monit directories, is related to deficiencies in authentication procedures. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to increase their privileges remotely...

Free Tool Protects Mac Users from Webcam Surveillance

DENVER—Hijacking a user’s webcam is one of the more dastardly tactics used for surveillance. In most cases the attacker can use a number of different webcam-aware malware samples to quietly turn on and record audio and video from the target’s machine. Doing so, however, also turns on the embedded...