Strategies for effective data analytics
Organizations with effective data analytics can make stronger business decisions by learning what is working and what is not, what they are doing well, and where they need …
Trojanized Android app intercepts messages to hide costly subscriptions
Another trojanized Android app that monitors received text messages for keywords has been uncovered by Trend Micro, and this time, the feature is not used for spying but to …
“Free ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’ tickets” Facebook scam
The penultimate movie in The Twilight Saga has not yet arrived to cinemas, but cyber scammers have decided on an even bigger attraction to lure Internet users into sharing …
Emerging threats: Attacks via MIPS devices
First of all, if something has already been invented and has been seen in-the-wild more than once, it’s very likely to occur again and again, especially if the attacks …
Confidence in online retailers sinks
According to a study of consumer sentiment toward online shopping and security by McAfee, only about a third of online consumers believe that most websites are safe for …
Coding for Penetration Testers
Tools used for penetration testing are often purchased off-the-shelf. Each tool is based on a programming language like Perl, JavaScript, Python, etc. If a penetration tester …
Keeping abreast of Web malware delivery techniques
One of the crucial things that Google must do to keep making Internet users use its search engine is to keep an eye on the many ways that cyber criminals employ to spread …
Personal information of BART police officers published by hackers
Following the disruption of cell phone service by the operators of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) that foiled a planned protest regarding the death of a man shot by …
Mass injection attack compromised 20,000+ domains, delivers fake AV
A simple mistake on the part of cyber attackers has revealed another mass malicious iFrames injection attack that is currently under way, say Armorize’s researchers. …
“Uniform traffic ticket” spam leads to malware
A massive spam campaign taking the form of an email notifying the recipients of a bogus traffic ticket has been detected by a number of security companies. The email in …
Craigslist phishers warn about phishing
Scammers are targeting Craigslist users again – this time with a phishing page that tries to trick users into believing it’s legitimate by containing a warning …
RSA proactively blocks malware threats
RSA announced updates to its CyberCrime Intelligence Service designed to help enterprises monitor and harden their infrastructure against malware infection and data loss. This …
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