Infosecurity News

  1. Adobe Releases Out-of-Band Patch for Flash

    Exploit kit authors reverse engineered October’s Flash update in two days.

  2. 6 Million Email Credentials Leaked in 3 Months

    2014's record number of data breaches is taking a toll on consumers and workers alike.

  3. Sony Pictures Hack Shuts Down Network

    Reports claim that cyber incursion forced radical response from entertainment giant

  4. Craigslist DNS Hijacker Leads Netizens a Merry Dance

    Users of popular listings site redirected to Digital Gangster forum

  5. Widespread Use of Consumer-Grade File-Sharing Threatens Enterprise Security

    Rampant use of consumer tools for document management is a gaping security issue that's not being addressed.

  6. Malware Alert: E-Cigarettes Could be Bad for Computer Health

    Reports suggest Chinese charger came factory-loaded with malicious software

  7. Symantec Spots Stuxnet-like State-Backed Spyware

    Regin is a highly complex, multi-stage modular threat

  8. Budding Brazilian Hackers Get Online Training from $46

    Trend Micro report exposes the underground economy of the South American nation

  9. Russians Spy on UK Baby Monitor, CCTV and Webcam Feeds

    Hundreds of feeds from baby monitors, CCTV cameras and webcams from UK homes and businesses have been hacked and uploaded onto a Russian website.

  10. Google Takes Aim at XSS with Web App Scanner & Testbed

    95% of XSS vulnerabilities can be used to perform sophisticated drive-by-download attacks, infecting users who open a harmless-looking URL they trust.

  11. Asia Tigers Set to Roar with 2015 Mobile DDoS Blitz

    Vietnam, Indonesia and India all pegged as up and coming attack sources

  12. City of London Police in Square Mile Cyber Terror Attack Warning

    Commissioner seeks closer ties with New York as financial centers brace for future threats

  13. Mobile Botnet Presents Major Threat to Enterprise Networks

    NotCompatible.C malware can infiltrate networks using proxy functionality, Lookout research finds

  14. China’s Great Firewall Blocks Access to HSBC Corporate Banking

    Communist Party’s continued hunt for pesky mirror sites threatens business

  15. Malware Authors Making a Payday Off Encryption

    The growing use of encryption to address privacy concerns is creating perfect conditions for cyber-criminals to hide malware inside encrypted transactions.

  16. BreachAid Offers Emergency Security Service

    The website focuses on identifying and responding to a breach or leak, tackling the aftermath and handling any legal requirements.

  17. Met Police Tackling 200 Organized Crime Groups

    New division makes 100 arrests as two fraud reporting centers are planned

  18. Thousands of Sites Suffer Collateral Damage as China Blocks EdgeCast

    One of world’s largest Content Delivery Networks gets the Great Firewall treatment

  19. Majority of Firms Would Hire Ex-Cons as Cyber-Security Pros

    Skills shortages are forcing a radical rethink of hiring strategies, says KPMG

  20. Android, Windows Phone Withstand Pwn2Own Onslaught

    Only partial pwnage was achieved despite Android's bad reputation.

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