CHS hackers exploited the Heartbleed bug
The recent massive Community Health Systems breach, which resulted in the compromise of personal information of some 4.5 million patients, was executed by exploiting the …
Analysis reveals many malicious Chrome extensions
An analysis of 48,332 browser extensions from the Chrome web store has revealed 130 outright malicious and 4,712 suspicious extensions, some of which have been downloaded by …
Crooks trying out new tactics to spread fake AV
Infection numbers of well-established fake AV families have reached the lowest level in years, and Microsoft researchers believe the drop is the result of the antimalware …
Machete cyber espionage campaign targeting Latin America
Kaspersky Lab discovered a new cyber-espionage campaign code-named Machete. This campaign has been targeting high profile victims, including government, military, law …
Infographic: How secure is Bitcoin?
The security of Bitcoin transactions is one of the main drawbacks of the digital currency. The infographic below takes a look at what you need to know to stay vigilant. Click …
51% of consumers share passwords
Consumers are inadvertently leaving back doors open to attackers as they share log in details and sign up for automatic log on to mobile apps and services, according to new …
Coder tries shaming apps and site owners into using HTTPS
How can we force website owners and software developers to start using HTTPS? Coder Tony Webster believes shaming might be the right answer. To that point, he created a …
Reactions to the massive breach at Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems, a major group that operates 206 hospitals throughout the US, has suffered a massive data breach: personal information of some 4.5 million patients …
Successful strategies to avoid frequent password changes
1.2 billion passwords reportedly stolen by Russian hackers. Before that it was Heartbleed. After a widespread, nonspecific data breach, the conventional wisdom is that people …
New ransomware emulates CryptoLocker, CryptoWall
Ransomware has proven to be such a successful money-making model, that a new variant is discovered or a new delivery campaign is spotted nearly every day. Security experts …
Infographic: Major security skills shortages
Cyber attacks are getting more advanced and hackers are getting smarter, yet businesses are facing major security skills shortages. The cost of breaches is thought to have …
Personal info of 4.5 million patients stolen in US hospital group breach
Community Health Systems, a major group that operates 206 hospitals throughout the US, has suffered a massive data breach: personal information of some 4.5 million patients …