Financial sector needs non-replicable, single-use credentials
Different tokens, devices, mobile phones, e-signatures, etc. are used to authenticate our e-identities. Yet, some financial institutions are still not considering the risk of …
Cybersecurity predictions for 2014
The advent of new technologies, the widespread implementation of mobile and wireless communication and the increase in mobile adoption will open up new opportunities for …
Apple users hit with “Update using new SSL servers” phishing email
Users with Apple Accounts are again being targeted with legitimate-looking phishing emails that are after their account credentials, personal and financial information. …
Author of BlackPOS is a Russian teenager, researchers say
As the number of active attacks on US merchants continues to rise (we’re up to six now), InterCrawler CEO Andrew Komarov believes he has discovered the identity of the …
“123456” unseats “password” from top of worst passwords list
SplashData has announced its annual list of the 25 most common passwords found on the Internet, and for the first time since the company began compiling its annual list, …
Ad-pushers buy Chrome add-ons, update them to inject ads
Google has a new problem: original add-on developers are being bought out by ad firms and their creations equipped with code serving ads to unsuspecting users. The practice …
20M South Koreans affected by insider data theft
Personal and financial information of some 20 million South Koreans has been compromised by a consultant working for personal credit ratings firm Korea Credit Bureau (KCB), …
EFF staff targeted in state-sponsored espionage campaign
For the first time since the organisation’s inception, Electronic Frontier Foundation’s staffers have been hit with a targeted malware attack by what appear to be …
Starbucks fixes password-related flaw in its iOS app
If you have followed last week’s hullabaloo about the Starbucks iOS app found storing passwords and location coordinates in clear text, and you have been worried about …
Speakers boycotting RSA Conference will speak at TrustyCon
Security consulting firm iSEC Partners, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and DEF CON have announce that they will be kicking off a brand-new security technology …
Week in review: Target POS malware, Bitcoin insurance, and the future of net neutrality
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: The biggest challenge to IT security is marketing Most companies today are …
Researcher demonstrates SCADA zero-day, shares PoC
An Italian researcher well known for his exploration of industrial control systems (ICS) has demonstrated the exploitation of a zero-day flaw that can crash or lead to a …
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