Zeljka Zorz
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 …
VPN providers urged to update OpenVPN due to critical DoS bug
The OpenVPN Project has issued a new version of its popular open source software of the same name and is urging users to implement it, as it solves a critical denial of …
Tens of thousands web servers backdoored via pirated CMS themes and plug-ins
Over 23,000 websites set up with the help of Joomla, WordPress and Drupal content management systems have been compromised and used for illegal search engine optimization by …
The dangers of Cyber Monday deals
Today is Cyber Monday, the day when shoppers concentrate on buying the tech they wanted to all year, for a fraction of the original price. In the wake of the …
Siemens pushes out emergency SCADA updates
Siemens has released an out-of-band update for the SIMANTIC WinCC SCADA system, which is integrated in its PCS7 distributed control system and its TIA Portal, engineering …
How to detect fraudulent activity in a cloud without invading users’ privacy
A group of researchers have found a clever way for cloud providers to detect fraudulent activities in their clouds without actually probing into the kind of activity a user …
Adobe urges users to implement critical out-of-band Flash Player update
For the second time in a month, Adobe has issued a security update for Flash Player. This out-of-band update finally fixes a critical vulnerability that could be misused by …
Regin spy malware was used in Belgacom, EU government hacks
Which nation state is behind the sophisticated Regin espionage malware? According to The Intercept, it’s likely wielded by the UK spy agency GCHQ and/or the US NSA. The …
New Docker version solves critical bugs, update immediately
If you’re using Docker, the open source platform for building, shipping and running distributed applications on almost any platform, be sure to update to the latest …
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