A vulnerability research company in Argentina has fitted an Oracle database rootkit into its zero-day exploit pack, adding a stealthy new danger to enterprise systems. The rootkit, which is available ...

A new exploit pack has appeared on the scene in the last week or so and it already is causing trouble for users, with thousands of compromised Web sites redirecting users to a page that is hosting the ...

How much would a government be willing to pay for hacking tools designed to exploit the systems that control oil, gas and water plants? In many cases, they needn't pay much at all. Whilst weaknesses ...

Researchers discovered a type of issue that is called a cross site scripting vulnerability (XSS). It can generally involve a compromised input interface. So anywhere that a user can input and upload ...

Cybercriminals were quick to integrate a newly released exploit for a Java vulnerability patched in June into a tool used to launch mass attacks against users, an independent malware researcher warned ...

In October, I showed why Java vulnerabilities continue to be the top moneymaker for purveyors of “exploit kits,” commercial crimeware designed to be stitched into hacked or malicious sites and exploit ...