DARPA’s Memex project aids fight against human trafficking
“The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for innovative research to maintain technological superiority in the area of content …
Car hacking and hijacking is too easy, report says
A report released on Monday by US Senator Edward Markey has confirmed what we already suspected: automobile manufacturers have yet to effectively deal with the threat of …
Researcher publishes 10 million usernames and passwords to aid future research
Independent IT security analyst Mark Burnett has released a cleaned up cache of 10 million username and password combinations, in order to give researchers a data set that can …
Corporate users hit with fake Microsoft email delivering sneaky malware
A well-crafted and extremely legit-looking spam email campaign is currently targeting corporate users around the world, ultimately leading the victims to difficult-to-detect …
Unsurprisingly, adults don’t read terms and conditions of mobile apps
Today, we spend more time on our smartphones and tablets than ever before, downloading games on the go, banking online or conducting the weekly grocery shop. However, despite …
Security now one of the top risks for business leaders worldwide
Cybersecurity has come to the forefront of risk oversight for board members and C-suite executives, according to results of a survey of business executives by Protiviti and …
Anthem members targeted with phishing emails and calls
It didn’t take long for scammers to attempt to take advantage of the Anthem data breach, as phishing messages impersonating credit monitoring services supposedly offered …
Be careful when talking in front of a Samsung SmartTV
Owners of Samsung SmartTVs that use its Voice Recognition feature to control the device should be aware that everything they say in front of their smart television set may end …
New multi-purpose backdoor targets Linux servers
A new multi-purpose Linux Trojan that opens a backdoor on the target machine and can make it participate in DDoS attacks has been discovered and analyzed by Dr. Web …
French firms targeted with ransomware
French companies are the latest targets of cyber crooks wielding the CTB Locker (aka Critroni) ransomware. The emails look like their coming from an employee of the target …
Are smart homes security smart?
A new ENISA study aims to identify both the security risks and challenges as well as the countermeasures required for emerging technologies in smart homes, providing a …
Week in review: Anthem breach, critical IE 11 bug can be used for phishing attacks
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