Hard-coded Password Lets Attackers Bypass Lenovo's Fingerprint Scanner

The Hacker News Daily Updates [Newsletter]( [cover]( [Webinar: Cybersecurity in Your Print Network]( Are you giving it the right attention? [Download Now]( Sponsored LATEST NEWS Jan 30, 2018 [Heat Map Released by Fitness Tracker Reveals Location of Secret Military Bases]( Every one of us now has at least one internet-connected smart device, which makes this question even more prominent —how much does your smart device know about you? Over the weekend, the popular fitness tracking app Strava proudly published a "2017 heat map" showing activities from its users ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Hard-coded Password Lets Attackers Bypass Lenovo's Fingerprint Scanner]( Lenovo has recently rolled out security patches for a severe vulnerability in its Fingerprint Manager Pro software that could allow leak sensitive data stored by the users. Fingerprint Manager Pro is a utility for Microsoft Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 operating systems that allows users to log into their ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Nearly 2000 WordPress Websites Infected with a Keylogger]( More than 2,000 WordPress websites have once again been found infected with a piece of crypto-mining malware that not only steals the resources of visitors' computers to mine digital currencies but also logs visitors' every keystroke. Security researchers at Sucuri discovered a malicious campaign ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Someone Stole Almost Half a BILLION Dollars from Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange]( Coincheck, a Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange, has suffered what appears to be the biggest hack in the history of cryptocurrencies, losing $532 million in digital assets (nearly $420 million in NEM tokens and $112 in Ripples). In 2014, Mt Gox, one of the largest bitcoin exchange at that time, ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Beware! Undetectable CrossRAT malware targets Windows, MacOS, and Linux systems]( Are you using Linux or Mac OS? If you think your system is not prone to viruses, then you should read this. Wide-range of cybercriminals are now using a new piece of 'undetectable' spying malware that targets Windows, macOS, Solaris and Linux systems. Just last week we published a detailed ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [cover]( [Webinar: Cybersecurity in Your Print Network]( Are you giving it the right attention? [Download Now]( Sponsored This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please [click here](. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com [Unsubscribe]( The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India