Security

Dating Site Plenty Of Fish Serves Up Malware To Users

Attackers are installing malware on singles looking for live by hacking the advertising network used by Plenty of Fish

9 years ago

Ashley Madison Source Code Leaked As US Military Investigates .Mil Addresses

A second data cache twice the size of the first includes the source code for all of ALM's websites and…

9 years ago

Experts Warn Of ‘Fake’ Ashley Madison Hack Data

Even the genuine hack data appears to contain large amounts of fake information, say experts

9 years ago

The Prophet McAfee: How 37m Sexual Deviants Handed World’s Data To Hackers On A Plate

Ashley Madison users are now prime targets for blackmail, warn security experts

9 years ago

Linus Torvalds Talks Linux Security At LinuxCon

The founder of Linux explains why he's not thinking about the next 10 years of Linux and why security is…

9 years ago

Clinton Email Server ‘Holds No Data’

The FBI is expected to try to recover data from the server, which has held no data since 2013

9 years ago

IT Pros Forced to Adopt IoT Devices Despite Security Risks

As the lucrative IoT market grows, so do concerns for its security

9 years ago

Mac Hit By Second Zero-Day Flaw In As Many Months

The latest unpatched Mac security bug could be exploited by a malicious application to gain control of a system

9 years ago

DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet

Armed police also attend Mumsnet founder's home following a 'swatting attack'. Oh, and the website's been hacked, too

9 years ago

Microsoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer Patch

Microsoft finds zero-day flaw found that could let attackers take control of infected PCs

9 years ago

Google Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android Flaw

The 'high severity' bug affects every version of Android since 2010, according to Trend Micro

9 years ago

Ashley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data Cache

The 'massive' cache includes users' personal details, as well as a wide range of internal corporate documents, researchers said

9 years ago

Most Businesses Are Potential Targets for Nation-State Cyberattacks

IT security professionals believe their companies are on the hit list

9 years ago

Akamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double Again

DDoS attacks are getting less powerful but lasting longer - apart from increasingly frequent mega attacks capable of taking out…

9 years ago

The New Cyberattacks Threatening Public Sector Companies

Targeted attacks on public utilities and governments are intensifying, Trend Micro report finds

9 years ago

Darkode Suspect Pleads Guilty Of Selling Botnet Access

A New York man arrested in the raids on Darkode hackers last month admitted to selling access to systems compromised…

9 years ago

Advanced Persistent Threats Going Unnoticed By Website Owners

Websites are failing to cope with Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), despite many of them not being advanced at all, says…

9 years ago

Google Fixes Broken Stagefright Patch

Google acknowledged a flaw in its first patch for the Stagefright issue, which affects nearly 1 billion Android devices

9 years ago

Should Businesses Be Concerned About Mac Security?

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Mac's security strengths are challenged, should businesses be concerned about using Mac in the enterprise and is…

9 years ago

Kaspersky Denies ‘False Positive’ Campaign Against Rivals

Kaspersky Lab has denied a report that it manipulated antivirus data to harm competitors including Microsoft, Avast and AVG

9 years ago

Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines

Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise

9 years ago

Julian Assange Assault Probe Dropped, As UK Protests

Investigation into sexual assault claims against Julian Assange have been dropped, but the rape accusation still stands

9 years ago

Smartwatches Slammed For Poor Security

Most popular smartwatches on the market are riddled with security flaws, Trend Micro warns

9 years ago

Dropbox Bulks Up Chrome Security With USB Two Factor Authentication

Dropbox now supports USB U2F two factor authentication to protect users from phishing during the login process

9 years ago

Patch Tuesday Tackles Windows 10 Fixes

Microsoft welcomes its newest operating system, Windows 10, to its Patch Tuesday update cycle

9 years ago

Adobe Patches 34 More Bugs In Flash

Adobe's August Patch Tuesday update provides fixes for 34 identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

9 years ago

Hillary Clinton Surrenders Email Server To FBI

FBI takes presidential hopeful’s private email server into custody to check for US government policy breaches

9 years ago

SEC Files Insider Trading Charges After Financial Wire Hack

Authorities charge 32 people after international group hacked financial newswires to trade shares on the stock market

9 years ago

Memory ‘Sinkhole’ Lets Attackers Take Control Of Intel Chips

A hardware flaw detailed at Black Hat allows attackers to take control of Intel chips' most privileged mode

9 years ago

Researchers Detail ‘Severe’ Mobile Fingerprint Flaws

Attackers can hijack fingerprint-protected transactions and harvest fingerprints from mobile devices, according to FireEye

9 years ago