VBA malware is back!
“VBA malware is far from dead. In fact, as Sophos researchers recently noted, approximately 50 to 100 new VBA malware samples are spotted each day. For those who …
Too many vulnerable medical systems can be found online
How many critical medical systems can be found on the Internet, accessible to and hackable by remote attackers? According to security researchers Scott Erven and Mark Collao, …
XOR DDoS botnet launching attacks from compromised Linux machines
Attackers have developed a botnet capable of 150+ Gbps DDoS attack campaigns using XOR DDoS, a Trojan malware used to hijack Linux systems, according to Akamai.What is XOR …
Do security flaws with life-threatening implications need alternative disclosure?
If security researchers get no response from manufacturers when disclosing vulnerabilities with life-threatening implications, the majority of IT security professionals (64%) …
How to avoid data breaches? Start by addressing human error
Small businesses in the UK are failing to train staff on how to correctly identify and dispose of confidential information which could lead to a costly data breach.A Shred-it …
Chinese fraudsters are hijacking and misusing Uber accounts
Uber accounts continue to be hijacked, this time by Chinese fraudsters. According to Motherboard, a number of users complained recently on Twitter that their accounts have …
Exabeam secures $25 million in Series B funding
Exabeam closed a $25 million financing round to further accelerate the company’s growth and continue updating its user behavior analytics (UBA) solution.Icon Ventures …
Oysters tablet comes preinstalled with Trojanized Android firmware
“Keeping your mobile device free of malware requires intentional care, but sometimes even that is not enough. As Dr. Web researchers recently pointed out, a device you …
Hilton, Trump hotel chains hit by PoS malware
“Payment card data of visitors of a number of Hilton and Trump hotels in the US have been compromised, and some of it is being already used by crooks to rack up …
Mobile ad network exploited to launch JavaScript-based DDoS attack
A type of DDoS attack that has until now been mostly theoretical has become reality: CloudFlare engineers have spotted a browser-based Layer 7 flood hitting one of its …
Yahoo open-sources Gryffin, a large scale web security scanning platform
Yahoo has open-sourced Gryffin, a scanning platform for web applications.The developers’ goal was to create a security scanner that will be able to both discover as much …
Leaked Hacking Team emails show Saudi Arabia wanted to buy the company
Emails stolen in the Hacking Team breach and leaked online by the still unknown attackers continue to be analyzed, and offer insight into the inner workings and controversial …
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