Last year, the Washington Post published a story on airport luggage handling that contained unobscured images of the “backdoor” keys of the Transportation Safety Administration, along with many other security agenciesRead More →
Ransomware has emerged as major threat to consumers and businesses in recent years, and law enforcement agencies and security researchers have taken note. Authorities last year disrupted the Cryptolocker ransomwareRead More →
15-day-old campaign has spiked in past 48 hours, with >5,000 new infections daily. Attackers have hijacked thousands of websites running the WordPress content management system and are using them toRead More →
A malicious spam campaign that’s been doling out zipped Javascript (.js) files remains an issue, the SANS Internet Storm Center warns. The campaign was spotted earlier this year, but BradRead More →
JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, RBS, and Barclays among banks backing effort. The banks of the world are taking a page from cryptocurrency. Nine of the world’s biggest financial institutions haveRead More →
F-Secure report details “The Dukes” malware family and its Russian connections. For the past seven years, a cyberespionage group operating out of Russia—and apparently at the behest of the RussianRead More →
SharePoint, one of the tools included with Microsoft Office’s server suite, has been patched to protect users from a persistent XSS (cross-site scripting) flaw which could expose their private information.Read More →
Proof-of-concept exploit installs malicious app on nearby iPhones. Apple has mitigated a critical iOS vulnerability that allows attackers within Bluetooth range of an iPhone to install malicious apps using theRead More →
Android devices may be protected by a lock screen which requires some form of authentication before access to most phone features, its settings and the data stored on it isRead More →
In a Q&A session, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will offer more choices than merely “like.” He also discusses virtual reality, artificial intelligence and his feelings about becoming a dad.Read More →
