Israel tightens cyber security following hack threats
The decision to take extra measures followed a security appraisal of the cyber threat by pro-Palestinian hacktivists, in an operation dubbed OpIsrael 7 April 2014.
View ArticleWant to Lower Your Risk? Lower the ROI of Hackers
CSO – Hacking is no longer just a game for tech-savvy teens looking for bragging rights.
View ArticleBankeiya Info-Stealer Trojan Used in Attacks Against Japanese Users
Symantec experts have been monitoring the threat landscape in Japan. The country has witnessed a surge in malware designed to steal sensitive information over the past couple of years. For instance,...
View ArticleFeds issue urgent warning to banks about cyber-attacks on ATMs
Federal officials issued an urgent warning to banks on Wednesday, after noticing an increased number of cyber-attacks on ATMs.
View ArticleUpatre Downloader Distributed via Banking-Themed Spam Campaign
Cybercriminals are distributing the notorious downloader known as Upatre with the aid of spam emails that purport to come from major financial institutions such as Lloyds TSB and Wells Fargo. According...
View ArticleOld Email Credentials Phishing Attack Redesigned by Cybercriminals
There are some phishing scams designed to help cybercriminals in harvesting several types of email account login credentials, including for Yahoo, Google, Windows Live and AOL. These attacks are pretty...
View ArticleComputers Teach Each Other by Playing Pac-Man
Once relegated to the shadows of the digital underground, hacking has gone mainstream.
View ArticleCybercriminals Sign ZeuS Banking Trojan with Valid Digital Certificate
Security researchers from Comodo have identified a new version of the notorious banking Trojan known as ZeuS. The variant analyzed by experts is signed with a valid digital certificate, which makes the...
View ArticleFFIEC Warns Banks of Cyberattacks on ATMs and DDOS Attacks
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is warning financial institutions that their automated teller machines (ATMs) might be targeted by cybercriminals. In addition, the...
View ArticleLewisGale Regional Health System Suffers Insider Breach
An employee of LewisGale’s billing service accessed 40 patients’ names, Social Security numbers, home addresses and health insurance information.
View ArticleKansas State Assessments Hit by DDoS Attacks
‘We don’t know if it was two bored teenagers or an anti-testing attack,’ Center for Education Testing and Evaluation co-director Marianne Perie says.
View Article7 Lies You tell Yourself about Your Wifi
There are seven lies about wireless protection; have you fallen prey to any of them? Even an amateur hacker can get past a password.
View ArticleProvince finalizing deal with Microsoft for computer security updates
The Prince Edward Island government is finalizing a deal with Microsoft for computer security while the province updates its government software.
View Article85% of Links Spotted in Cyberattacks in 2013 Led to Compromised Legitimate Sites
Websense has published the Websense Security Labs 2014 Threat Report. The report details the threats and trends that marked last year. The figures in the report show that 85% of the malicious links...
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A five-year-old boy from San Diego has discovered a major flaw in Microsoft’s security after hacking into his dad’s account.
View ArticleDDOS Attack Enabled by Persistent XSS Vulnerability on Top Video Content...
Incapsula mitigated an application layer distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack against one of its customers earlier this week. The attack is interesting because the cybercriminals have leveraged...
View ArticleTesla Model S Owners Hack into the Car’s Ethernet Network
Tesla is without doubt one of the smartest cars around, so its unsurprising that many tech savvy people are trying to explore whats under the hood of all those computer systems. Drag Times reports that...
View ArticleCVE-2014-2115
NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data.
View ArticleFarm Supply Store Rural King Hacked, Attackers Access Financial Information
Matton, Illinois-based farm supply store Rural King has suffered a data breach. The company has been notifying its customers since the hackers gained access to their personal and financial information....
View ArticleHad To Happen: Hacking Into A Tesla Model S Electric Car
In the modern world though, it typically refers to the process of cracking software codes to take greater control of applications and user interfaces.
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