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Pop-Under Malvertising Attack Hits Adult And Streaming Sites With Ransomware

Dodgy ads install CryptoWall ransomware on PCs with out of date Flash plug-ins in latest malvertising attack

9 years ago

Google Delivers Five Critical Vulnerability Patches To Nexus Devices

Google fixes 12 Android vulnerabilities for Nexus smartphones and tablets, including a severe media related remote code execution flaw

9 years ago

BlackEnergy Trojan ‘Used In Ukraine Power Grid Attack’

BlackEnergy malware was used to black out power in parts of Ukraine last month, according to Eset researchers

9 years ago

BlackBerry ‘To Stay In Pakistan’

Pakistan's government has withdrawn an order for BlackBerry's encrypted messaging servers to be shut down

9 years ago

BBC Attack Was ‘A Test’ Say Hackers

Attackers who disabled the BBC's online services last week claim to have been 'just testing' their capacities ahead of attacking…

9 years ago

Understanding The Convenience Of IoT And The Security Trade-Off

Andy Thomas from CSID Europe looks at how the Internet of Things could pose a security risk to your business,…

9 years ago

North Korean OS Tracks Users’ Files

North Korea's Red Star OS includes a system for tracking files shared offline, researchers have found

9 years ago

What Does 2016 Hold For The Internet Of Things?

We ask the experts what they think will happen to the IoT in 2016

9 years ago

Hyatt Hotels Admits Malware Infection Of Payment System

Checking into a Hyatt Hotel this Christmas? Might want to think twice about handing over a credit card

9 years ago

Software Glitch Grants Early Release To Thousands Of US Prisoners

Thousands of US prisoners released early from prison, after software glitch went unchecked for 13 years

9 years ago

Celebrity Hacker Arrested By Homeland Security

Christmas fail. Hacker stole celebrity sex tapes and film scripts, and then tries to sell them to uncover agent

9 years ago

Britain Is Now A Top Ransomware Target

Nearly one in ten of all emails infected by ransomware targeted the UK over 2015, Bitdefender reveals

9 years ago

Oracle Settles Java Security Deception Charges With FTC

Oracle's Java updater left older, vulnerable versions of the software on users' systems, the FTC said

9 years ago

Apple: Investigatory Powers Bill Would ‘Weaken Security’

The controversial surveillance bill would put users' communications at risk from hackers, Apple has argued in a submission to Parliament

9 years ago

3.3 Million User Details Stolen From Hello Kitty Website

Hello Kitty: The SanrioTown website has been breached, possibly revealing data on children, according to a researcher

9 years ago

Cisco Reviews Code After Juniper Backdoor Revelation

Cisco says voluntary review is to reassure customers and says it has no indication of unauthorised code in its equipment

9 years ago

Facebook Scraps Flash ‘For All Videos’

Facebook is the latest to switch to HTML5 from Adobe's Flash, following repeated security problems with the platform

9 years ago

Mobile Banking Users Warned Over Fake Android Apps

Up to 33 leading worldwide financial services targeted by ‘SlemBunk’ family of Trojanized apps, FireEye report claims

9 years ago

Dell Prepares SecureWorks IPO

Strong growth but increasing losses reported as Dell continues EMC-deal corporate shuffle

9 years ago

BitTorrent In Corporate Networks A Sign Of Breaches: BitSight

While Bittorrent is not a direct cause of malware, networks that use the peer-to-peer service are much more likely to…

9 years ago

US Defence Secretary Used Personal Email For Government Business

Pentagon boss violated rules after using personal email account to conduct government business

9 years ago

UK Firms Are Security Slowcoaches When It Comes To Spotting Online Attacks

British companies take an average of nine hours to spot network threats, well behind the likes of Australia and the…

9 years ago

Kaspersky: Stop Telling Other People Your Passwords

If you want to stay secure online, then stop sharing your passwords, Kaspersky warns

9 years ago

When A Job Title Is Not Enough: The Challenges Of A CISO

Kaspersky's Kirill Slavin offers some top tips for any aspiring CISOs

9 years ago

Simple Linux Flaw Exposed By Backspace Key

Hacking skills not required - just hit the backspace key 28 times to hack a Linux system

9 years ago

Equinix Takes UK Security Woes To Westminster

"The internet is inherently insecure and the attack surface is increasing," warns Equinix in House of Commons meeting

9 years ago

EU Agrees On New Data Protection Rules

The European Union has laid out its plan for the strict reform of personal data regulations across its 28 member…

9 years ago

European Space Agency Breach Leaks Security Details

Hacker collective Anonymous said it carried out the attack as a Christmas prank

9 years ago

Most DDoS Victims Think They Know Their Attackers

Nearly half of companies hit by DDoS attacks believe their competitors are responsible

9 years ago

Will You Have The Next Data Breach?

Charlotte Marshall from Iron Mountain offers some tips on how to protect your business from a data breach

9 years ago