Disgruntled security researcher just dropped another Windows zero-day, right on schedule
ShieldBreak reportedly bypasses Microsoft's Windows Defender patch with a "100% success rate"
GigaWiper malware can wipe your hard drive, spy on you, and stream your screen live
Microsoft discovers GigaWiper backdoor combining Crucio, CutBrooch, and FlockWiper malware families
Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes
Canada's metadata retention bill is the latest government attempt to build surveillance into the internet's infrastructure
A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it
YellowKey exploit bypasses BitLocker full volume encryption via USB stick and WinRE
Hackers used Daemon Tools' own website to silently install backdoors on thousands of PCs for nearly a month
While thousands of users across 100 countries were infected, Kaspersky believes the attack was targeted at specific organizations
Iran claims US botnets or backdoors disabled routers from Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet
The unverified claim draws on past router implant disclosures and recent wartime cyber operations
Popular WordPress plugins backdoored after ownership change, putting thousands of websites at risk
The backdoor was dormant for months
Researchers uncover firmware-level backdoor installed on several Android tablet brands
A complex infection stemming from a supply chain attack
Nvidia says no backdoors, kill switches, or spyware in its chips after China accusations
"That's not how trustworthy systems are built - and never will be"
Google says it never received a UK demand for encryption backdoor, unlike Apple
The UK doesn't want Google user's encrypted data, at least not yet
Malware found in Endgame's mouse config utility
Endgame Gear is investigating how the incident happened
Asus urges factory resets and strong passwords following botnet breach
The company has released detailed steps to remove persistent router backdoors
Thousands of Asus routers compromised by "ViciousTrap" backdoor
Someone is building an army of compromised routers, for reasons we still have to discover
Supply-chain attack lies dormant for six years before striking hundreds of e-commerce sites
Cybercriminals waited years before activating massive e-commerce backdoor in Magento software
Windows Remote Desktop Protocol contains a login backdoor Microsoft refuses to fix
It's not a bug, but a feature, Microsoft confirmed to concerned researchers
WTF?! The proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft to facilitate remote connections to Windows machines contains an outstanding security flaw. However, Microsoft has stated that it has no plans to fix the issue, as doing so would break compatibility with many applications.
Europe proposes backdoors in encrypted platforms under new security strategy
The ProtectEU plan has some lofty goals and a few alarming caveats
UK government orders Apple to open a backdoor into all encrypted iCloud accounts
Let's see how far this goes after the dust settles
Hidden backdoor in Go package remained undetected for years
A caching proxy server owned by Google turned into a significant security risk
RFID cards could turn into a global security mess after discovery of hardware backdoor
WTF?! Chinese-made chips used in popular contactless cards contain hardware backdoors that are easy to exploit. These chips are compatible with the proprietary Mifare protocol developed by Philips spin-off NXP Semiconductors and are inherently "intrinsically broken," regardless of the card's brand.
Popular recording software used in courtrooms infected by password-stealing backdoor
No explanations about how the malware ended up in the software suite, yet
Hackers used Ars Technica and Vimeo to deliver malware using obfuscated binary instructions in a URL
Researchers say they have never seen this technique before now
Researchers demo decades-old backdoors in encrypted radio systems used by police
Vendors have known of these vulnerabilities since the 90s but never said a word
Apple might withdraw FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over updated surveillance laws
Apple takes a firm stance against weakening its devices' security
Gigabyte updates BIOS to make hidden firmware backdoor more secure
Or just disable the feature and be done with it
Gigabyte shipped hundreds of models of motherboards with a hidden firmware backdoor
Cause for concern, or no big deal?