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Sony hack: Employees get threatening emails

Employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment have received a bizarre email purportedly sent by the hackers who took down the company’s network and systems. In broken …

Sony hack: Lousy security, customized malware linked to previous attacks

The security picture painted by the stolen and leaked documents from Sony Pictures Entertainment becomes uglier by the day, as several companies and news outlets continue to …

Bebe Stores latest victim of a payment card breach

Another big US-based has suffered a card data breach. According to information initially gathered by Brian Krebs and several banks, Bebe Stores – a women’s retail …

US DOJ announces creation of a Cybersecurity Unit

The US Department of Justice has announced the creation of a new unit within its Criminal Division: the Cybersecurity Unit. “The Cybersecurity Unit will have …

Pre-loaded malware on new Android phones is on the rise

The danger of having your Android handset come preloaded with malware is rising, especially if you live in Asia and Africa and are on the market for a cheap, low-level phone. …

Researchers analyze destructive malware used in Sony hack

Who is behind the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, and how extensive is it? These are two questions to which we still don’t know the answers, but new leaks and hints …

Google simplifies CAPTCHAs down to a single click

Tired of solving CAPTCHAs? Google has just the thing for you. The company has introduced the latest iteration of its reCAPTCHA tool, and it most cases, it will allow users to …

Sony breach: More leaks expose employees’ salaries, personal data

The fallout from last week’s breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment networks continues to increase, as the attackers leaked more stolen data on Pastebin on late Monday …

2015 predictions: Cyber attacks aimed at critical infrastructure, Attacks as a Service

In 2014, we witnessed the rise of POS malware and ransomware, more targeted, advanced evasion by both cyber crooks and hackers backed by nation states, and government grade …

New LusyPOS malware is a cross between Dexter and Chewbacca

A new piece of Point-of-Sale RAM scraping malware has been submitted to VirusTotal and analyzed by researchers, who found that it’s a cross between two older and …

FBI issues warning on destructive malware

Last week’s breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment networks and the disabling of employees’ computers has likely been the incident that spurred the FBI to release a …

Hackers hit execs for insider info to gain stock market advantage

FireEye’s researchers have identified yet another hacking group. Dubbed FIN4, the hacking crew seems to be comprised of native English speakers with “deep …

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