Infosecurity News

  1. Experts Hit Back at Rudd's 'Cheap' WhatsApp Shot

    Home secretary wants firms to break end-to-end encryption

  2. FBI Warns on FTP Attacks to Access Medical, Dental Info

    Criminals are accessing protected health and personally identifiable info to intimidate, harass and blackmail business owners.

  3. Kaspersky: Criminals Make 95% Profit on DDoS

    Ordering a DDoS attack has become as easy as ordering the latest bestseller from Amazon—and can offer incredible ROI.

  4. Employees Willing to Leak and Sell Corporate Access

    Almost a third of European employees have sent unauthorized information to a third party

  5. US Preps Social Media Checks for Visa Applicants

    Leaked memos suggest extra scrutiny for those who travelled to ISIS-controlled countries

  6. GiftGhostBot Tries to Steal 1.7 Million Gift Cards Per Hour

    Gift cards are under attack by hackers, and consumers are being advised to check their balances.

  7. March Madness Hoops Baskets of Malware, Scams

    Best ratings in two decades attract threat actors who've produced a variety of ways to trick fans into downloading malicious code.

  8. Chinese Trojan Spreads Via Fake Base Stations

    Check Point warns trend could expand beyond the Middle Kingdom

  9. Bitcoin Scams Infest Social Media

    Beware malware gambits, Bitcoin phishing impersonators, Bitcoin-flipping scams and Bitcoin pyramid schemes.

  10. Most Mobile Devices Are Out of Date and Need Patching

    71% of mobile devices still run on security patches that are more than two months old.

  11. Fake Minecraft Mods in Google Play Rack Up Nearly a Million Downloads

    Android gamers that fall for them will find themselves bombarded with aggressive ads, scam activity and malware in the future.

  12. WikiLeaks Reveal CIA Capabilities to Break into Apple Products

    New revelations from WikiLeaks has shown capabilities to break into Apple products

  13. Thousands of ICS Infections Each Year, But No Need to Panic

    Dragos cuts through the hype when it comes to attacks on industrial sites

  14. Experts Urge SAP Users to Patch Critical Remote Code Execution Bug

    GUI vulnerability could allow attackers to steal info or spread ransomware

  15. LastPass Fixes Password Manager Zero-Day in Record Time

    The flaw would allow remote code execution and the ability to steal users’ passwords.

  16. El Machete Reappears to Hack Its Way Through LatAm

    About 300 unique victims have been identified in Latin America over the past month, and more than 100GB of data stolen.

  17. Canada, UK Porn Sites Hit by Major Malvertising Effort

    Ramnit is an information-stealer (including banking and FTP credentials), which has been around for several years.

  18. Necurs Botnet Returns with Get-Rich-Quick Spam

    The Necurs botnet has seen a recent spike in activity, shifting its intent from malware distribution to penny stock pump-and-dump spamming.

  19. Saks Fifth Avenue Privacy Snafu Exposed Customer Data Online

    Tens of thousands said to have been affected

  20. Alleged Darknet Drug Dealer Caught After Offline Mistakes

    Investigators pounce after postal workers raise alarm

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