China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on the computers at the Bureau of Meteorology, which has compromised sensitive systems across the Federal Government. Multiple official sources haveRead More →
Apparently tech support scams never get old. But they have gotten more aggressive, according to a Symantec blog post penned by researcher Deepak Singh. “We’ve recently seen many instances where attackersRead More →
Hackers have targeted three Greek banks for a third time in five days, demanding a ransom from each lender of 20,000 bitcoin (€7m), according to Greek police and the country’sRead More →
ig brands are asked to pay royalties for usage of HTTPS A Texas company filed over 60 lawsuits against big brands that utilize HTTPS on their Web servers, arguing itRead More →
Dropbox abused by Chinese state-sponsored actors.A malware targeting mass media agencies in Hong Kong was discovered by FireEye’s security researchers. This malware, a backdoor, is unique because it hides itsRead More →
This morning, Telegram users on WhatsApp noticed something strange. The chat app was blocking any links to Telegram.me, a rival chat app that grew popular in the wake of earlierRead More →
WE’VE BECOME ACCUSTOMED to massive hacks targeting financial and retail institutions, but a recent digital ransacking of a popular kids’ electronics manufacturer shows that anyone is vulnerable—even children. The HackRead More →
Versions one, two, decrypted days after launch. Pwned ransomware Linux Encoder has infected 3000 machines in a month, Russian security firm Dr Web says, despite the fact both versions ofRead More →
I intended originally for this series to contain only three posts, and in order to achieve that, this post is longer than anticipated. Here is a table of contents forRead More →
Researchers have found that thousands of Internet gateways, routers, modems and other embedded devices share cryptographic keys and certificates, exposing millions of connections to man-in-the-middle attacks that open the doorRead More →
