The attacks use 'design shortcomings' in Android to silently take over devices and steal credentials, say Georgia Tech and UC Santa Barbara academics
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The attacks use 'design shortcomings' in Android to silently take over devices and steal credentials, say Georgia Tech and UC Santa Barbara academics
The security hole could affect thousands upon thousands of Linux and Unix based machines
The Cron hacking gang used malicious apps and software to infect a million Android smartphones
The portal aims to provide security teams with the latest data on cyber threats
The Redmond company has patched the rather embarrassing flaw
The attack highlights the need for the telecoms community to address the security problem in SS7
IBM urges customers to update antivirus and destroy dodgy USB sticks after mishap
Malware is now hand picking private banks, as IBM warns of 'skyrocketing' breaches of financial data
Face palm for Google's security screening. Source of FalseGuide adware is none other than Google Play store
Seven universities said they have been hit more than 50 times in the last year
A malware family aimed at 'bricking' devices before they can be infected by Mirai has allegedly rendered millions of vulnerable devices useless
The NSA's Doublepulsar attack tool infected nearly 80,000 systems over the past weekend alone, according to worldwide scans
Government report highlights the security threats facing businesses and the impacts of being breached
Next-gen technologies such as machine learning and AI are key to cutting through the sea of security data
Russian Pyotr Levashov, suspected of being one of the Internet's biggest spam and malware operators, is arrested in Spain
Prevalent threat intelligence challenges include dealing with the volume and quality of data being collected
Threat Intelligence and Data Governance capabilities come to Office 365
Attack code first used in 1996 is still in use by attackers building malware in 2017, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab and Kings College London
Macro malware, which is so 1990s, has made a comeback, joining other aging cyber-threats, such as PHP scripts and the Microsoft Slammer worm
New zero-day attack exploits old Windows vulnerability to take 'full control' of 'major antivirus' products
Russian developer of banking trojan that stole more than £400m, faces lengthy stint in American jail
The Imeij malware exploits a bug in AVTech video surveillance equipment first disclosed last year, but never patched by the Taiwanese vendor
Check Point found malware lurking on mobiles form a major tech firm and a telecoms company
Shamoon malware appears to have evolved into a browser-lurking cyber threat
The hidden IFrames cannot hurt Android devices but acts as a carrier for malicious code
The malware also attempts to steal user credentials for the Chinese social network QQ
Carbon Black believes now is the time to move on from traditional antivirus (AV) software and embrace the next generation of endpoint security
"Operation BugDrop" malware stealthily infects computers and secretly turns on the onboard microphone
Hackers, ransomware, and malicious code do not seem to be going anywhere in 2017
The trojan used web injection to sneakily snatch credentials imputed into fake forms