Vizio Smart TVs track your viewing habits, info is sold to third parties
Owners of Smart TVs manufactured by California-based consumer electronics company Vizio should be aware that their viewing habits are being tracked and that information sold …
ProtonMail restores services after epic DDoS attacks
After several days of intense work, Switzerland-based end-to-end encrypted e-mail provider ProtonMail has largely mitigated the DDoS attacks that made it unavailable for hours …
Linux Encoder victims catch a lucky break: a flaw in the malware means no ransom has to be paid
The recently spotted Linux Encoder crypto-ransomware is very disruptive, but the good news is that the malware makers have made a mistake that allowed Bitdefender researchers …
UK parliament’s secure network hit with crypto-ransomware
The UK parliament’s secure network has been breached and several computers on it have been compromised by hackers, The Times has reported. The newspaper makes is sound …
Key developments on the cyber threat landscape in 2016
Reflecting the informed opinions of 33 of Intel Security’s thought leaders, a new report examines current trends in cybercrime and makes predictions about what the future may …
Most companies don’t believe their information security meets their organization’s needs
More than one-third (36%) of global organizations still lack confidence in their ability to detect sophisticated cyber attacks, according to EY.The survey of 1,755 …
Exposing Rocket Kitten cyber-espionage group operations and targets
Check Point identified specific details and analyzed cyber-espionage activity conducted by the group Rocket Kitten, with possible ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard …
Information security and privacy are crucial for EU growth
The EU has to establish cyber trust among citizens and industry to create a competitive EU based ICT sector, further strengthening the EU position, and at the same time …
Beware of Apple-themed phishing emails threatening to limit your account
A new email phishing campaign is targeting businesses and consumers who have Apple IDs, trying to get them to enter their Apple login credentials, personal and credit card …
New crypto-ransomware targets Linux web servers
There’s a new piece of crypto-ransomware out there, but unlike most malware of this particular type, this one is mainly directed at web servers running on Linux.The …
The Economist urges readers to check it they were saddled with malware
Popular UK-based news outfit The Economist – or rather, some of its online readers – have become the latest confirmed victims of an attack executed by hacking …
Stolen or lost devices and the risks of remote working
44 percent of organizations believe a member of their senior management has lost a mobile device in the last year, whilst 39 percent say senior management had a device …
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