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Rbrute Trojan hacks Wi-Fi routers to help spread Sality

Researchers from Russian AV company Dr. Web have recently analyzed a Trojan that hacks Wi-Fi routers in order to facilitate the spreading of the infamous Sality malware …

1Password 4.2 includes 30 new features

Popular OS X password manager 1Password reached version 4.2, which includes over 30 new features and improvements. 1Password mini You can now edit items directly within …

Netwrix releases six new auditing solutions

Netwrix released six new Netwrix Auditor solutions, each offered with up to five times more features than before. “As organizations work to implement comprehensive …

Stop mass surveillance now or face consequences, MEPs say to US

Parliament’s consent to the EU-US trade deal “could be endangered” if blanket mass surveillance by the US National Security Agency does not stop, members of …

High-bandwidth NTP amplification DDoS attacks escalate

Prolexic issued a high alert threat advisory on NTP amplification DDoS attacks. This attack method has surged in popularity this year, fueled by the availability of new DDoS …

Account-hijacking Trojan spreads via Facebook messages

Private messages delivering what seems to be an image are spreading like wildfire on Facebook, as the file in question triggers the download of a Trojan that compromises the …

290k+ users possibly affected in North Dakota University breach

Hackers have managed to access and to apparently misuse one of the servers used by the North Dakota University System, but there is no evidence that they made off with the …

Whatsapp flaw could reveal all your past conversations

A new Whatsapp flaw that allows any other applications on your Android device to exfiltrate and decrypt past Whatsapp conversations has been discovered and revealed by …

Criminal attacks on healthcare increase 100 percent

As millions of new patients enter the U.S. healthcare system under the Affordable Care Act, patient records have become a smorgasbord for criminals. A new study on patient …

Head of Senate Intelligence Committee accuses CIA of spying on Senate

The long awaited reprimand of the US intelligence community by Senator Dianne Feinstein, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, happened yesterday, but not for the …

How do the top 100 UK ecommerce sites deal with personal data?

Dashlane assessed the password security procedures on the Top 100 e-commerce sites by examining 26 different password security criteria and awarding/docking points depending …

External IT security risks are increasing

Over two thirds (71.8%) of organizations believe that the IT security risks they face from external sources has increased. This is the key finding of annual industry research …

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