Posts Tagged ‘cybercriminals’
The Race for Security: Zero Day Exploits
Our networked systems, be they computers, databases, phones, or other devices, are an endless battlefield. Zero-day exploits have been buzzing in the news in the wake of the Wikileaks concerns, where a number of such exploits had been posted where any who were interested could learn illegally about how to use them. Many are worried about…
Read MoreCybersecurity in the New Administration
2016 has been a year, to say the least. With the loss of legends like David Bowie, Prince, Alan Rickman and Mohammad Alli, and of course a tumultuous presidential election leaving much of the nation divided, we’re just about ready to put this year to bed. However, we still have the better half of December…
Read MoreLinkedIn Fraud: Who Are You Really Connecting With?
LinkedIn is a place where professionals can connect, discover professional opportunities and stay up to date with what’s happening in their field of work. However, not all of LinkedIn’s users are there to take advantage of the website as a resource. Rather, they are there to take advantage of other users. Fake profiles are not…
Read MoreVisitors beware: you can and likely will get hacked at the Sochi Olympics
An addition to the problems surrounding the Sochi Olympics—NBC has discovered that Games’ participants and spectators will most likely get hacked instantly upon arrival to Russia.
Read MoreUS “hacktivist” Says Network Attack is AT&T’s Failure
Andrew Auernheimer, the US “hacktivist” who broke into the network of AT&T said that the attack was done to highlight security failings. Its reported that Andrew Auernheimer aka Weev and Daniel Spitler stole email addresses from 120,000 iPad owners by exploiting a bug in the way AT&T set up its network. Due to this, Auernheimer…
Read MorePilfering Verizon Sysadmin Receives Four Years and $2.3m Fine For Kit Theft
A Verizon employee is given four years for defrauding the company out of millions of dollars worth of assets
Read MoreLatest Bank Cyber-Attacks Originated From Hacked Data Centers
September bank attack originated from hacked data center servers not botnets
Read MoreFTC Wins $163 Million Settlement Against Pop-up Scareware Firm
The FTC announced a $163m settlement against an operation that used ‘scareware’ into tricking consumers into thinking their computers were infected with malware
Read MoreTop Universities Hacked By GhostShell
Hackers have attacked the world’s top one hundred universities as a protest against tuition fees and the falling quality of education
Read MoreIf you See “Urgent Tax Rebate Download” In Your Inbox Click Delete
Security company Fireye has release a list of the most common words and phrases that appear in faked emails designed to infect corporate networks and steal data
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