Hijacked AP Twitter account spreads fake news, fells Dow Jones
It took only seven minutes and a single shocking (but spurious) tweet and the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 143 points and briefly made some traders panic, Dan Goodin …
File protection in the cloud with DigitalQuick
Fasoo announced that its new data security solution, DigitalQuick, which allows consumers to keep sensitive information private when shared via email or through cloud storage …
Remote users expose companies to cybercrime
Results of new remote access security research show half of companies with a remote workforce had their websites compromised in 2012, over a third had passwords hacked, and …
Free Android mobile security app
Android is an increasingly popular target for malware and SMiShing (SMS phishing). To help combat this growing threat, Sophos has introduced the latest version of its free …
Reddit was downed by record DDoS attack, motive is unknown
In order to relieve the curiosity of the huge Reddit community, systems administrator Jason Harvey has shared some details about the DDoS attack that recently hit the popular …
Exploit for recently patched Java flaw added to CrimeBoss exploit kit
If you are still using Java, you insist on updating in manually and you haven’t gotten around to installing the latest Critical Patch Update released a week ago, you are …
Reuters fires social media editor accused of collaborating with Anonymous
Matthew Keys, the former web producer for a Tribune Company-owned television station that was recently charged with providing Anonymous with log-in credentials for a computer …
Researchers discover more BadNews on Google Play
The recently discovered BadNews Android malware was again discovered lurking on Google Play. The Trojan has indeed been bad news for the users that downloaded it unwittingly …
Financial malware hijacking Twitter accounts
Researchers have discovered another active spamming campaign targeting Twitter users. “The malware launches a Man-in-the-Browser attack through the browser of infected …
Data thieves and their motives
Large-scale financial cybercrime and state-affiliated espionage dominated the security landscape in 2012, according to a new Verizon report. Taking the top spot for all …
Wireless hack attacks target critical infrastructure
Critical infrastructure control systems are at risk from wireless attacks carried out over Software Defined Radio (SDR), according to Digital Assurance. Critical network …
Dangerous CSRF attacks up 132%
FireHost has announced today its Q1 2013 web application attack statistics, detailing the type and number of the most dangerous cyberattacks blocked by the firewalls that …
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