Criminals rush to exploit IE 0-day before the announced fix
Last week Microsoft has announced that today’s Patch Tuesday will include a fix for the critical IE zero-day vulnerability that was found exploited in watering hole …
Reestablishing trust in the Internet
“The next phase of the internet will be data-centred and connectivity driven. Cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things; tools which support manufacturing, …
Without security, clouds can’t reign
A PerspecSys study, conducted on the show floor of RSA Conference 2014, polled 130 security professionals about their organizations’ policies and attitudes as they …
Pinterest publishes its first transparency report
Pinterest has joined the ranks of Internet companies who publish a bi-annual transparency report by issuing one covering the six months from July to December 2013. …
Fraudulent tax returns net nearly $4 billion for cybercriminals
ThreatMetrix announced the risks consumers face during tax season and strategies to protect taxpayer identities, especially when filing online returns. Of all potentially …
Video: Edward Snowden on privacy and technology
Edward Snowden speaks about privacy and technology with the ACLU’s Ben Wizner and Christopher Soghoian at SXSW Interactive.
50,000 Statista users affected by data breach
Customers of the biggest online statistics portal Statista are being notified that the company’s systems have been breached and the hackers likely made away with its …
Malware peddlers are trying out different exploit kits
Websense researchers have been following several recent email spam campaigns targeting users of popular services such as Skype and Evernote, and believe them to be initiated …
Hackers dox Mt. Gox CEO, say they have proof of fraud
News about what actually happened in the days leading up to the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange filing for bankruptcy are few and far between, and some of its customers are losing …
MasterCard and Visa to accelerate payment security
MasterCard and Visa announced the formation of a new cross-industry group focused on enhancing payment system security to keep pace with the expectations of consumers, …
Latvia establishes a Cyber Defence Unit
With the current situation in Ukraine, and Russian hackers’ penchant for escalating minor and major disputes and conflicts their nation has with neighbouring countries …
Facebook scam promises naked videos of friends, delivers Trojans instead
Bitdefender has discovered that more than 1,000 people have already been tricked into installing Trojan malware after clicking on a new Facebook scam that promises naked …
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