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  1. Meltdown, Spectre Patching Lags Thanks to AV Incompatibility

    A Barkly survey found that at half of survey organizations, less than 25% of machines have received the update.

  2. Man Running 'Product Testing' Service for Malware Made Thousands

    A UK man has confessed to running a 'product-testing' service that let hackers determine whether their malicious tools could beat antivirus scanners.

  3. Spurred by Bitcoin Appreciation, Financially Motivated Attacks Surge

    50% of surveyed companies have experienced a cyber-attack motivated by ransom in the past year.

  4. New Mirai Variant Targets Billions of ARC-Based Endpoints

    Okiru could be another wake-up call for IoT security

  5. Ransomware Forces Indiana Doctors to Use Pen and Paper

    Hancock Health back online after network outage

  6. Fraud Doubles in Two Years to Hit 700m Attempts

    Account creation is most popular as scammers use bots to test identities

  7. Kremlin-Linked Hackers Target Senate Ahead of Mid-Terms

    Trend Micro spots new phishing sites

  8. Phishers Push Malware Disguised as Meltdown Fix

    German authorities warn users of fake HTTPS site

  9. Let's Encrypt Flaw Allowed Hackers to Hijack Certificates

    Internet Security Research Group moves fast to disable TLS-SNI-01 challenge

  10. South Korea Considers a Bitcoin Ban, Sparking Outrage

    The justice minister said the government was preparing legislation to halt the trading of Bitcoin.

  11. Malware Serves Up Porn Ads in Kids' Apps

    AdultSwine has been found hiding in around 60 game apps on Google Play, which have been downloaded between 3 million and 7 million times.

  12. Researchers: How to Detect Drones That Spy

    Researchers have pioneered a technique to detect whether a drone camera is illicitly capturing video.

  13. House Votes to Renew Mass Surveillance Law FISA

    Privacy campaigners claim it could expand NSA’s snooping powers

  14. Nuke Weapon Systems at Risk From Cyber-Attacks

    Nuclear weapons systems designed in a pre-digital age with little consideration given to cyber-threats

  15. SCADA Apps Riddled With Major Flaws

    Mission critical processes at risk, says IOActive

  16. North Korean Defectors Targeted in Mobile Espionage Campaign

    The malware intercepts SMS messages, contact information, GPS location, phone call logs, installed apps and contacts; it can also record phone calls.

  17. In Wake of Russia Ban, Fancy Bear Tries to Discredit the Olympics...Again

    It has released dozens of emails purported to be from antidoping officials at the International Olympic Committee and elsewhere.

  18. RIG EK Activity Declines in Q4

    The exploit kit nonetheless has hung onto its lead as the most active EK out there this quarter.

  19. Mueller Appoints Cyber Expert to Trump Probe Team

    Ryan Dickey joins 16 other lawyers as investigation heats up

  20. Cyber Security Challenge UK Appoints New CEO

    Colin Lobley will take up the role following the death of Stephanie Daman

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