There's a new hardware attack making the rounds, dubbed Rowhammer, that directly targets DRAM -- and it's got the potential to be a major headache in the future.

The attack surface is the javascript-engine, this is your diagnostic tool to probe the memory that the process resides. – noscript is a start – or the crowbar solution (javascript.enabled = false) ...

Five researchers from the Vrije University in the Netherlands have put together an attack that can be carried out via JavaScript code and break ASLR protection on at least 22 processor micro ...

JavaScript-based attack simplifies browser exploits. by Lucian Constantin. CSO Senior Writer. JavaScript-based attack simplifies browser exploits. news. Feb 15, 2017 4 mins.

Recent JavaScript Attacks June 2018 – MageCart Threat Actor. Since March 2016, payment card and private customer data have been stolen from dozens of major E-Commerce vendors worldwide. The ultimate ...

A malicious JavaScript could be hosted on an attacker's site, but an attack could also lurk on a trusted Web site by exploiting a common flaw known as cross-site scripting.

There's a new JavaScript-based attack in town that will change your router's DNS settings through a mobile website and a visiting smartphone.

Most Web sites use JavaScript, a powerful scripting language that helps make sites interactive. Unfortunately, a huge percentage of Web-based attacks use JavaScript tricks to foist malicious ...

The new Rowhammer exploit doesn't just target hardware -- it uses Javascript to do it, and can run within a web browser. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window ...

Researchers have devised a new attack that can bypass address space layout randomization (ASLR) in browsers and possibly other applications. Topics Spotlight: New Thinking about Cloud Computing ...