Researchers unearth Xsser mRAT, Chinese iOS spyware
Researchers looking into the mobile malware attack directed against Hong Kong protesters using Android devices have discovered that the attackers can also target iOS device …
Joomla update fixes high risk bug that could lead to site compromise
The developer team behind the popular open-source content management system Joomla is urging users to update the software to the latest version – v3.3.6 (or v3.2.7 for …
Google triples Chrome bug bounties
Google has announced another change in its Chrome bug bounty: the maximum reward per bug has been tripled, and now stands at $15,000. “Due in part to our collaboration …
Hackers indicted for stealing Apache helicopter training software
Four members of an international computer hacking ring have been charged with breaking into computer networks of prominent technology companies and the US Army and stealing …
Global DDoS attack numbers decline, attacks from China rise
In the second quarter of 2014, Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 161 unique countries/regions, which was 33 fewer than the first quarter of the year. The highest …
Insider incidents and high-profile crimes increasing
The number of reported security incidents rose 48 percent this year to 42.8 million – which is the equivalent of 117,339 attacks per day. A report from PwC US, CIO and …
Low confidence in breach prevention
Despite increasing numbers of data breaches and the theft and loss of more than 2 billion data records worldwide since 2013, organizations continue to believe perimeter …
Consumers feel insecure using debit or credit cards
As data breaches at major retailers have compromised the personal information of millions of customers over the past few years, a new consumer trust survey from Honeywell …
Hong Kong protesters hit with malware, turn to “off-the-grid” chat app
The pro-democracy protests started by Hong Kong students’ and backed by the Occupy Central protesters (Central is the name of Hong Kong’s financial district) are …
FBI will share its Malware Investigator portal with businesses
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that its internal Malware Investigator portal – previously available only to law enforcement and government entities …
Apple patches Shellshock bug in OS X
Apple has finally released a security update for OS X that will close up the critical remote code execution Shellshock bug found in the GNU Bash UNIX shell. The update …
People will do anything for free Wi-Fi
A new Wi-Fi investigation conducted on the streets of London shows that consumers carelessly use public Wi-Fi without regard for their personal privacy. In the experiment, …