Zeljka Zorz

Million-plus sites hosted on WordPress.com get free SSL
Friday brought some very good news for existing and future owners of sites hosted on WordPress.com: they will be getting HTTPS protection without having to pay for an SSL …

Beware of phishing emails sporting your home address!
The latest (likely very successful) ransomware delivery campaign takes the form of spear-phishing emails targeting specific individuals and, for added credibility, includes …

Dark web mapping reveals that half of the content is legal
A recent global survey commissioned by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) showed that seven in ten (71%) global citizens say the “dark net” – …

BEC scammers stole $2.3 billion in less than three years
Once again, the FBI has issued a warning about business email compromise scams. Their numbers say there has been a 270 percent increase in identified victims and exposed loss …

New application level attack bodes ill for hybrid DDoS protection
Imperva has recently witnessed a new type of DDoS attack they believe might become a go-to for cyber criminals looking to take sites and services down. The attack was an …

Healthcare industry has an alarming mobile security gap
The healthcare industry is massively adopting smart mobile devices, but still moves very slowly when it comes to implementing cyber security measures to protect those devices. …

Panama Papers breach was the result of lax security practices?
News items based on the so-called “Panama Papers,” a set of 11.5 million documents leaked from the networks of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, keep popping …

Hacking Team’s global export license revoked
The Italian Ministry of Economical Progress (Il Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico – MISE) has revoked Hacking Team’s licence to export their Galileo remote …

Researchers release PoC exploit for broken IBM Java patch
Polish firm Security Explorations has had enough of broken patches for security vulnerabilities it has reported to vendors. On Monday, the company’s CEO Adam Gowdiak has …

WhatsApp implements end-to-end encryption by default
Over 1 billion users will get end-to-end encryption by default once they update to the latest version of the software. WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in the world, …

Microsoft plugs online services account hijacking vulnerability
London-based security researcher and bug hunter Jack Whitton has discovered a serious cross-site request forgery flaw affecting Microsoft’s authentication system for …

Black hat SEO campaign targets WordPress and Joomla installations
Avast is warning about a longstanding black hat SEO campaign involving sites running hacked WordPress and Joomla installations. In this latest campaign, the attackers inject a …
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