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Global cyberconflicts, hacktivism and disruptions are on the horizon

As the data breach landscape continues to evolve, companies must try to stay ahead of the curve and be prepared to respond to any type of security incident. To provide a …

Telegram Android app is a stalker’s dream

Popular instant messaging service Telegram provides optional end-to-end encrypted messaging and, in general, is highly focused on protecting user privacy.Despite these …

VPN protocol flaw allows attackers to discover users’ true IP address

The team running the Perfect Privacy VPN service has discovered a serious vulnerability that affects all VPN providers that offer port forwarding, and which can be exploited …

Spyware/adware combo masquerading as AnonyPlayer hits Android users

If you suddenly start seeing random advertisements popping up on your Android device, you have likely been infected with adware. But if you’re terribly unlucky, you …

Top malware families targeting business networks

Check Point has revealed the most common malware families being used to attack organisations’ networks during October 2015. They identified more than 1,500 different malware …

Abysmal security practices by toy maker VTech result in massive data breach

Hong Kong-based electronic toy maker VTech has suffered a massive breach. The target was the Learning Lodge app store, from which registered users can download games, music, …

CISO at U.S. Bank offers tips for secure online purchasing

The thrill and chaos of holiday shopping has started, and unfortunately with that comes the inherent risk of fraud. With an increased threat of digital fraud, what can …

How UK businesses plan to tackle security threats in 2016

81% UK IT decision makers experienced some sort of data or cyber security breach in their organisation in 2015, according to training company QA. 66 per cent said that the …

Week in review: Dell computers shipped with root CA cert and private key, analytics services tracking users via Chrome extensions

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles:Four ways an attacker can infiltrate an organization by diverting security …

More than 900 embedded devices share hard-coded certs, SSH host keys

Embedded devices of some 50 manufacturers has been found sharing the same hard-coded X.509 certificates (for HTTPS) and SSH host keys, a fact that can be exploited by a …

Linux crypto ransomware continues to wreak havoc, but there’s some good news

Trojan Encoder crypto ransomware family, whose main target are web servers running on Linux, is obviously making quite a splash. Dr. Web, the security company that first …

GPS faker software broadcasts spam across thousands of fake profiles

Different from traditional email spam, social spam can reach a large audience by nature of the platform and can appear trustworthy since it is coming from people in your …

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