Canada Justice Lawyers Fell for Phishing Emails
OTTAWA – Lawyers at Canada’s justice department were fooled into providing confidential information by responding to phishing emails far more than average Internet users, according to security test...
View ArticleYo Hacked, Hires Hacker
While the attack exposed some flaws in the app, Yo has exploded in popularity since the breach.
View ArticleAttackers Using Havex RAT Against Industrial Control Systems
The Havex remote access Trojan (RAT) is being used in cyber espionage operations aimed at industrial control systems, according to recent reports.
View Article‘Luuuk’ Cybercrime Operation Steals €500,000 From Bank
A gang of cybercriminals pulled off a 500,000 euro bank heist over the course of a week, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab.
View Article22 Vulnerabilities Found in Oracle Database Java VM Implementation
Security researchers have uncovered a total of 22 vulnerabilities affecting the custom Java Virtual Machine (JVM) implementation used in Oracle Database.
View ArticlePayPal Two-Factor Authentication Bypassed
Security researchers have found a way to bypass the two-factor authentication (2FA) mechanism used by PayPal to enhance the security of customers’ accounts.
View ArticlePasswords Stored in Plain Text During OkCupid Breach, Investigation Reveals
The investigation of last years OkCupid security incident is over and the findings showed that there were no encryption mechanisms in place to protect the sensitive information of the 254,000 users...
View ArticleNumber of Vulnerable NTP Servers Spirals Down
The amount of NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers that could be exploited for massive distributed denial-of-service attacks has decreased to over 17,000 in May, from a total of 432,120 available...
View ArticleCredit cards hacked at Lansing parking structure
Shawn Elliott is an owner of the five-story Grand Avenue parking in Michigan’s capital.
View ArticleMontana Notifying 1.3 Million After State Health Agency Server Hacked
Officials in Montana are notifying 1.3 million people impacted by a data breach affecting the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS). The state is notifying individuals affected...
View ArticleDiebold Acquires Secure Payment Company Cryptera
ATM maker Diebold announced on Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cryptera, a secure payment solutions provider based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
View ArticleSteam Phishing Attacks Use Typosquatting and Trojan to Bypass 2FA
The Steam gaming community is a constant target for phishing but new attacks are perpetrated through the chat client, giving the fraudsters the possibility to focus on accounts with valuable...
View ArticleFewer NTP servers can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks, but threat remains
The number of NTP servers that can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks has decreased dramatically this year, but the threat remains.
View ArticleCloned Banking App Steals User ID Only
Google Play is not famous for providing legitimate apps only, and every once in a while a rogue one sneaks in, despite the automatic analysis tools available for checking the marketplace.A malicious...
View ArticleSecurity takes centre stage with Dell’s latest all-in-ones and virtual desktops
Dell’s Data Protection bundle of endpoint security tools now includes Dropbox for Business integration, allowing the clean separation and protection of personal and work data.
View ArticleGoogle stops ignoring enterprise, adds EMM to Android
How could it have taken so long for Google to do this? At least their decision to use Knox makes sense, given that it has traction and credibility.
View ArticleKeeping your datacenter secure means staying ahead of the threats
Datacenter security is best served by making sure a major rip and replace upgrade is never required.
View ArticleVMware Implements Apache Struts Security Fixes in vCOps
In a recent VMware update, several security fixes for vulnerabilities affecting Apache Struts Java application framework have been implemented in vCenter Operations Management Suite (vCOps). One of the...
View ArticleEnterprises catch relative lull in Q1, DDoS attacks
Enterprise attacks were down 49 percent sequentially in the first quarter as business services and financial services industries weren’t targeted as much, according to Akamai.
View ArticleWitness protection scheme ‘hacked’
Self-confessed phone hacker Glenn Mulcaire accessed the new identities of individuals put under witness protection but Scotland Yard took no action, it has been claimed.
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