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Finland Awash With Unsecured SCADA Systems
Despite large scale security measures implemented globally thousands of unsecured SCADA systems have been discovered by security researchers in Finland. Testing last January revealed 2, 915 exposed systems running operations such as building automation, transport and water supply. Researchers from Aalto University looked at responses from 185,000 Finnish IP addresses that hosted HTTP servers. They…
Read MoreAdvertising Botnet Steals Millions
A computer network generating millions of fake advert viewings has been discovered by British web analytics firm Spider.io. The network nicknamed “Chameleon” is made up of 120,000 home pc’s and costs advertisers around $6m per month. Spider.io reports that Chameleon simulated clicks on adverts on over 200 sites and said the botnet was responsible for up to nine…
Read MoreAnother Fake Shipping Notice Virus Hits Windows Users
Online criminals are again targeting Windows users with mass emails faking DHL shipping notices. Reports confirm the emails with the subject “Express Shipment Notification” are designed to install Malware onto the computers of unsuspecting PC users. A typical example of the email looks like this: The attached ZIP file name varies but generally consists of “DHL…
Read MoreDDoS hacks against U.S. banks to continue
Hacktivist group is planning to launch more distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against U.S. bank sites as part of Operation Ababil.
Read MoreStudy finds 55 percent of SMBs were breached in 2012
Over half of small businesses surveyed by the Ponemon Institute as part of a recent study experienced some sort of data breach last year. Out of the affected businesses, a great deal of breaches were ignited internally, either by mistake or on purpose by employees and contractors.
Read MoreWe need more cybersecurity transparency
As companies now face threats from every angle—foreign, national, and internal—there seems to be a “who, me?” attitude when it comes to security. Many companies handle security incidents in a hush-hush manner, quietly sweeping these all-too-common occurrences under the rug, hidden from the public.
Read MoreSocial media users at risk from Zendesk breach
Social-networkers beware, user information from three social media giants has been compromised as the result of a Zendesk hack.
Read MoreFacebook has patched OAuth bug found by researcher
A very serious vulnerability was recently discovered in Facebook’s OAuth system, which would allow hackers to gain full control over any compromised Facebook account and access private user data.
Read MoreInformation Security on national agenda, jobs on rise
As enterprises in every sector are moving more toward the digital age, information security is a hugely expanding industry. Federal, public and private organizations are displaying exponential growth in cyber security departments.
Read MoreAnonymous leaks banking execs’ info, Federal Reserve calls claim ‘overstated’
The world’s most notorious hacktivist collective, Anonymous, published a data dump targeting 4,000 Wall Street professionals.
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