Infosecurity News

  1. Machete APT Hacks Through South American Victims

    Kaspersky Lab uncovers new targeted attack aimed at government, military and spy agencies

  2. Facebook Awards $50K for Inaugural Internet Defense Prize

    The social network is focusing on making the web safer via protection.

  3. SSL Vulnerabilities Found in 68% of Most Popular Android Apps

    FireEye claims Google Play customers at risk of man-in-the-middle attacks

  4. Reveton Ransomware Gets Serious Upgrade with Pony Stealer

  5. ISACA: Boards Must Add Cybersecurity Oversight to the Mix

    Directors must get involved, or face firings and other consequences.

  6. Fake Evernote Extension Blasts Web Surfers with Junk Ads

    The offending adware evades browser detection by mimicking the real thing, leaving users unaware of the issue.

  7. British Kids Exposed to Internet Porn from an Early Age

    Thinktank IPPR’s findings spell worrying news for online security and cyber-bullying.

  8. Four on Trial for Match.com Dating Fraud

    Alleged scammers managed to con one victim out of $290,000

  9. Met Police Push For Enforced Passcodes on All Mobile Devices

    UK mobile phone security ranks shockingly low as phone theft persists.

  10. UK Government Told to Pay £224 Million After e-Borders Fiasco

    Border Agency advisers didn’t do their job, tribunal rules

  11. Tumblr: Set to Be Next Malvertising Target?

    The social network’s sharing function makes some blogs prime targets.

  12. GameOver Zeus Variant Begins Exponential Botnet Build

    newGOZ Trojan is spreading globally and poised to start stealing funds.

  13. Stuxnet Vulnerability Still Present on Millions of Machines

    Unpatched software leaves the door open for widespread cyber-espionage and more.

  14. 4.5 Million Records Stolen from Community Health by Chinese Hackers

    Rather than intellectual property, the hackers went after patients’ personal data.

  15. GCHQ Scans Entire Countries for Flaws to Exploit – Report

    Documents claim British spies are port scanning for vulnerabilities on a massive scale.

  16. Irish Credit Unions Accused of Using Stolen Data to Find Customers

    Private investigators allegedly used false identities to trick government staff into handing over personal info

  17. Syrian Hackers Ramp Up RAT Attacks

    Social media messages loaded with malicious links and apps prey on fears of surveillance.

  18. NSA’s ‘MonsterMind’ Defense System Could Launch Cyber Counterattacks Against Hackers

    Edward Snowden reveals sophisticated new cyber strategy being developed by spy agency

  19. Tesco Hudl Tablets Hacked in Minutes to Reveal Personal Data

    Researcher finds bug in firmware making factory reset useless

  20. Longer Passwords are Harder to Crack says Trustwave

    Firm claims mixing upper and lower case with numbers and other characters makes no difference.

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