BitQuick announces huge downtime after attempted cyber-heist. Bitcoin trading platform BitQuick announced on Thursday, March 17, that it would be shutting down its service for the next two to four weeksRead More →
Google has doubled its reward for hackers who can breach Chromebooks in a locked-down state known as Guest Mode. Google has put up a $100,000 reward for anyone who can findRead More →
Today I’m going to tell you about a couple of techniques used to build stealth backdoors. Then, I will also show you how to detect that kind of malware andRead More →
The FBI and the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have added their voices to growing concerns about the risk of cars being hacked. In an advisory note it warnsRead More →
Ransomware targets corporate networks, not just lone users. A new ransomware family has inflicted enough damage for both Microsoft and the FBI to take notice of its actions, the last issuingRead More →
Only 1 in 20 HTTPS servers correctly implements HTTP Strict Transport Security, a widely-supported security feature that prevents visitors making unencrypted HTTP connections to a server. The remaining 95% areRead More →
DDoS attacks can have an amplification factor of 26.5. An independent security researcher that goes by the name of MalwareTech has discovered a way in which he could abuse the ZeroAccessRead More →
Three years after the Snowden revelations, the proliferation of privacy-focused messaging apps, email clients, and other encryption services hasn’t yet managed to make the use of crypto less of aRead More →
During our continued efforts to protect our customers against the latest mobile threats, we came across another malicious app that used pornography to attract users. Noting that 1 in 5Read More →
Crook hijacks iCloud account, locks victim’s Mac.Crooks have discovered a method of turning Apple’s security features against the company’s users, hijacking Apple iCloud accounts and making them behave as ransomware,Read More →
