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Eavesdropping Malware Discovered Gathering Audio Data In Ukraine
"Operation BugDrop" malware stealthily infects computers and secretly turns on the onboard microphone
Quiz Of The Week: Cyber Security In 2017
Hackers, ransomware, and malicious code do not seem to be going anywhere in 2017
Avast CTO: AVG Purchase Lets Us Build Tools For Data-Driven Cybersecurity Era
INTERVIEW: Avast bought AVG for £1bn last year so it can gain access to 1 in 3 PCs around the world and build new security tools
Zeus Banking Trojan Returns To Snatch Passwords And Credentials
The trojan used web injection to sneakily snatch credentials imputed into fake forms
Apple Patches Garageband Flaw To Prevent Malicious Code Execution On Mac
The Cupertino company moved to squash another Garageband bug before it got exploted
February Patch Tuesday Is Delayed To Fix ‘Last Minute Issue’
The brand new Patch Tuesday will have to wait a bit longer for its debut because of a botched update
Apple Mac Attacking Malware Xagent Linked To Russian Hacker Group APT28
The malware can steal passwords and exfiltrate iPhone backup data
Russia Chucks Out The Majority Of Reconnaissance Cyber Attacks In 2016
The US was the recipient of the majority of cyber spying
Dozens Of Cyber Attacks Against Global Banks Linked To Lazarus Hacker Group
The Lazarus cyber criminal group appears to be behind a spate of custom malware attacks
Executives And IT Managers Disagree On Who Is Responsible For Cybersecurity
BAE survey says that unless there is more coordination between executives and IT departments, hackers will find holes to exploit
Security Firm Trend Micro’s Blog Falls Victim To Content Spoofing Attack
Trend Micro confirms a content spoofing vulnerability allowed fake articles onto its blog and says firms should respond honestly and swiftly
Kaspersky Discovers New Malware Designed To Stealthily Steal Data
ANALYSIS: Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new strain of malware that hides in memory and trusted applications while it stealthily steals sensitive data
Google Pushes Out Android Security Patch To Crush Critical Flaws
Google continues to fight new flaws found in its Android mobile operating system
Hacker Prosecuted After Creating Android Smartphone Seizing Software
A student has been sentenced to three years’ probation for selling malicious software that allowed cyber criminals to remotely control Android smartphones
Ransomware Attack Tongue-Ties Licking County Comms And Computers
Sucks to be Licking County right now after major systems shutdown
LogicHub Security Intelligence Automation Platform Debuts
Startup emerges from stealth with new funding and the promise of improving threat detection by automating activities that typically require human experience
Google Coughts Up $1m For Each Chrome And Android Bug In 2016
The search company paid out over 1,000 individual rewards in 2016
Europe Is The Most ‘Malware Riddled Continent’
Cisco also finds that malware attacks come with costly consequences for targeted businesses
Malware-Loaded Microsoft Document Aimed At NATO Governments
Cisco’s Talos researchers discovered the threat which sported unusual cyber features
How To Avoid Fake Apps And Keep Your Online Data Private
We're all internet users, so we all must know how to spot fake apps and how to keep our own data safe and private. It can be done.
Ransomware Seizes Control Of Electronic Lock System In Austrian Hotel
The cyber attack highlights how digital malware can make its presence known in the physical world
Google Will Block JavaScript Attachments In Gmail To Curtail Malware Spreading
Google aims to lock down security with its web services
Ransomware Forces 17 St Louis Libraries To Wipe Their Computers Systems
2017 looks to be another year full of ransomware attacks
HummingBad Android Malware Returns Badder Than Before As HummingWhale
The fraudulent advertising malware makes a comeback by being harder to detect and remove from Android smartphones and tablets
Apple Issues Security Updates For iPhone, Mac & Apple Watch
Two dangerous kernel bugs highlighted by Google's Project Zero have been squashed
Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug Is Still Alive And Kicking & Affects 200,000 Services
Nearly 200,000 services are still at risk from the OpenSSL bug, with majority coming from the US
iOS And Android Photo App Meitu Is Sending A Lot Of Device Data Back To China
Meitu has exploded in popularity but beware of the data demands it makes
‘Prank’ Emoji iMessage Is Crashing iPhones And iPads
Another iMessage bug has been found, affecting most versions of iOS
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft To Stop Publishing Security Bulletins
Patch Tuesday is changing: From February, Microsoft will communicate security updates via a dynamic online portal rather than a static bulletin