A ransomware infected several PC at the UK Parliament, for the first time a threat hit the internal computer network, the Parliamentary Digital Service. Ransomware is once again in theRead More →
Coding mistakes in a malicious program that encrypts data mean anyone hit by the Power Worm virus will not be able to recover files, say security experts. Usually viruses knownRead More →
In April 2014 the cybersecurity world was rocked by the discovery of Heartbleed, the name given to a vulnerability found in one of the systems we use to securely communicateRead More →
Over the weekend, a reader (@flanvel) directed Salted Hashto a post on a Dark Web marketplace selling a number of questionable, if not outright illegal goods. The post in questionRead More →
CYBERTHIEVES hacked into the parliament’s secure computer network and used sensitive files to hold an MP to ransom, it has been revealed. Cybercrooks hacked into parliament’s secure network and compromiseRead More →
Report: Germany, France, Japan contract hopefuls spotted multiple attacks. Hacking attempts are forcing bidders in Germany, France, and Japan for Australia’s A$50 billion submarine contract to rely on hand-delivery forRead More →
Daesh’s cyber squad hacks over 54,000 Twitter accounts In the current era, there is no such thing that we have come across that can be termed unhackable. This makes thingsRead More →
A variant of the Power Worm ransomware is infecting computers, encrypting their data files, and throwing away the encryption key, all because of an error in the malware’s programming. TheRead More →
“Hi, I’m from IT” call yielded access to customer records, lulz; Cox fined $596k. What’s the cost of giving up customers’ information because of weak information security practices? For CoxRead More →
Software maker issued security patch hours after reports surfaced it was breached. Developers of the vBulletin software package for website forums released a security patch Monday night, just hours afterRead More →
