DDoS aggression and the evolution of IoT risks
Few organizations globally are being spared DDoS attacks, according to a Neustar survey of over 1,000 IT professionals across six continents. With the bombardment fairly …
Cybercriminals increasingly exploiting human nature
Cybercriminals are exploiting human nature as they rely on familiar attack patterns such as phishing, and increase their reliance on ransomware, finds the Verizon 2016 Data …
How the biometrics market is entering the evolving IoT ecosystem
By 2021, the biometrics market will reach $30 billion and shift its revenue focus, moving away from the governmental sector to emphasize opportunities in the consumer and …
Facebook vulnerability allowed access to personal and payment information
Bitdefender has discovered a significant vulnerability within Facebook which allowed access to any user account through simple social login manipulation. The attacker was able …
Presidential primary election apps may expose sensitive data
Did you know that there are over 1,200 Android apps, both official and unofficial, that help voters keep track of the happenings in the US presidential primary? Better yet, …
Shopware update fixes RCE bug that affects both shop and target system
Shopware, an open-source e-commerce software chosen by a number of big European companies to power their online shops, has recently pushed out a critical security update. The …
Worldwide IoT security spending on the rise
Worldwide spending on Internet of Things security will reach $348 million in 2016, a 23.7 percent increase from 2015 spending of $281.5 million, according to Gartner. …
Exploit kit targets Android devices, delivers ransomware
Ransomware hitting mobile devices is not nearly as widespread as that which targets computers, but Blue Coat researchers have discovered something even less common: mobile …
Bangladesh Bank hackers compromised SWIFT software with bespoke malware
Bit by bit, indications about how the attackers who targeted Bangladesh’s central bank managed to take off with some $80 milllion (of the nearly $1 billion they aimed …
Info on 93 million Mexican voters found on an Amazon cloud server
Sensitive personal information of over 93 million Mexican voters has been found, unprotected and accessible to anyone who knew where to look. Last Friday, researcher Chris …
Critical flaws in HP Data Protector open servers to remote attacks
Hewlett Packard has released critical security updates for its HP Data Protector software, which fix vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution or unauthorized …
Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2015
Now in its tenth year, the Top 10 List of Web Hacking Techniques takes a step back from the implications of an attack to understand how they happen. The list is chosen by the …