It took Google months to patch a serious Android security flaw

Google has patched a critical security flaw that affects millions of Android devices with chipsets from MediaTek, XDA Developers revealed today. The vulnerability is a rootkit lodged in the CPU's firmware. It allows a simple script to root Android de...

Sony’s CD rootkit fiasco marks its inglorious 10th anniversary

Here's one product anniversary that Sony probably wants you to forget. It's the 10th anniversary of security researcher (now CTO for Microsoft Azure) Mark Russinovich publishing details of the Sony BMG rootkit, a CD copy protection system that com...

Old Intel Chips Are Vulnerable To Security Exploit


A Security researcher Chris Domas said on Thursday, A design flaw in the x86 processor architecture dating back almost two decades could allow attackers to install a rootkit in the low-level firmware...

Android has the most malware threats, research shows


Albeit we've heard similar reports in the past about Android's propensity to security threats, an unclassified document from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seems to back-up the previous...