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America's intelligence chief on Wednesday said Russia hacks US computer networks "all the time," while also seeking to reassure the public the transition to a new president would "be OK."

Siemens has released firmware updates for some of its SIPROTEC products to address several medium severity vulnerabilities that can be exploited to bypass authentication and cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Hitsniffer's Downfall Highlights IP Problems over Code Ownership

U.S. computer maker Dell said Wednesday it completed the acquisition of data storage firm EMC, creating the largest privately held technology group with a range of computing services.

Researchers have analyzed the network management systems offered by several vendors and discovered that they are plagued by vulnerabilities that can be exploited for cross-site scripting (XSS) and format string attacks carried out over the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden sought shelter among Hong Kong refugees after he leaked a huge trove of secret documents in the southern Chinese city, reports said Wednesday.

Researchers have identified several potentially serious vulnerabilities in products from network security solutions provider Fortinet. The vendor appears to have patched at least some of the issues.

A China-linked cyberespionage group has shifted its attention from the United States to Hong Kong, where it has targeted more than a dozen organizations over the past year.

Google this week released a new set of Android security patches, meant to resolve numerous Critical bugs in the mobile platform, including the recently revealed QuadRooter flaws.

Tens of thousands of devices running Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software are still vulnerable to attacks leveraging an exploit leaked by a group calling itself Shadow Brokers.

A recently analyzed Linux rootkit is being distributed via manual installations and targeting both Intel and ARM platforms, embedded platforms included, and provides attackers with complete control over the compromised devices, Trend Micro researchers warn.

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A newly observed Linux Trojan backdoor is actively targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices and enjoying very low detection rate, even on systems using the x86 architecture, researchers say.

Nine months after researchers revealed that millions of devices are exposed to cyberattacks due to the reuse of cryptographic keys in their firmware, the number of impacted systems has increased considerably.