Researchers were able to remotely brake Tesla model cars as well as freeze control panels and open the rear hatch while driving.

A vulnerability has been patched in a popular WordPress theme called Neosense that allows an attacker to upload code without authentication.

Developers behind the notorious Neverquest had a busy summer adding many new features to the potent Trojan.

Researchers say a proof-of-concept attack using Windows Safe Mode can lead to credential theft and allow hackers to move laterally within a corporate network.

With Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release tomorrow, the countdown begins for application developers to button down code ahead of Microsoft’s new servicing model starting in October that could present vulnerability issues for some businesses. “Tomorrow it’s going to be business as usual, but it will also raise anxiety as we get closer to October,” said Chris...

Wednesday’s bombshell report on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management breaches that exposed sensitive data belonging to more than 22 million people has sparked a cavalcade of finger pointing, politicking and squabbling over who knew what first. The scathing report by Republicans on the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform blasted the...

Google this week shared with developers security enhancements it has added to the new Nougat version of Android and additional security features for webmasters via Safe Browsing to help pinpoint harmful content on websites. Under the banner of its nine-year-long Safe Browsing initiative, Google introduced new features that protect against threats such as deceptive sites and...

St. Jude Medical yesterday filed a lawsuit alleging that investment research firm Muddy Waters and healthcare security research company Med Sec made false claims in a report focused on the security of St. Jude products. The report released Aug. 25 warned of potentially catastrophic cybersecurity vulnerabilities in St. Jude pacemakers, defibrillators and other medical devices....

Threatpost Op-Ed is a regular feature where experts contribute essays and commentary on what’s happening in security and privacy. Today’s contributor is Alexandrea Mellen. White and black hat hackers specialize in altering, accessing and sometimes destroying information. Genetic engineers take this idea a step further by manipulating the most important kind of information a human...

Microsoft is stepping up its bug hunting efforts surrounding its Visual Studio development suite, adding Microsoft .NET Core and ASP.NET Core to its Bug Bounty program. The bounties opened yesterday and will run “indefinitely,” according to Microsoft. The bounty program includes the Windows and Linux versions of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core. Bounty payouts range from...