UltraDNS, a web content delivery service, went down Thursday afternoon, taking with it a number of popular websites, including Netflix and Expedia. The cause of the 90-minute failure was anRead More →
Global law enforcement agencies have arrested a gang member behind the theft of £20 million ($30.7 million) via a piece of malicious software that records banking details, and are onRead More →
Flat, firewall-free network was a walk in the park, boffins say. Cyber Defence Summit An un-named Casino with next-to-no security has lost 150,000 credit cards after being raided by aRead More →
Singaporean telco’s customer premises equipment is a gateway to security hell. Thousands of routers mandated for use by a major Singaporean telco and operated by ‘top enterprises” around the worldRead More →
Dozens of successful attacks detected that install malicious code on company portals. Attackers are infecting a widely used virtual private network product sold by Cisco Systems to install backdoors thatRead More →
Malware that was active for over a year could have ‘accessed payment card information as it was being inputted,’ Trump Hotel Collection executives say. Presidential candidate and real-estate baron DonaldRead More →
Backdoor in Outlook Web Application operates inside target’s firewall. Researchers have uncovered advanced malware that can steal virtually all of a large organization’s e-mail passwords by infecting its Outlook WebRead More →
Someone is hacking unprotected Wi-Fi routers everywhere — and forcing them to be on guard. Does your home Wi-Fi use a default password? It forces you to change it. DoesRead More →
Even worse: Thousands of other sites are making the same facepalm-worthy mistake. Five days before Patreon.com officials said their donations website was plundered by hackers, researchers at a third-party securityRead More →
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Credit-reporting agency Experian said on Thursday that hackers accessed the Social Security numbers, birthdates and other personal information belonging to about 15 million T-Mobile wireless customers. T-MobileRead More →
