Infosecurity News

  1. Porn at Work is Common and Dangerous

    Research shows that workers visit inappropriate websites while at work despite typically being fully aware of the risks to their companies.

  2. DDoS Attacks More than Double in 12 Months

    Attacks are up 116.5% since last year, packing a smaller, longer-lasting punch.

  3. Hackers Mix Old and New in Q1 Attacks

    Trend Micro report confirms healthcare industry among hardest hit

  4. Info-stealing Malware Found in GTA V

    Popular game modifications contain keylogger trojan

  5. ICO Fines South Wales Police £160K After Data Loss

    Harrowing abuse victim interview was lost on DVD discs

  6. Phantom Menace Attacker Set Sights on Oil Companies

    Panda Security uncovers major targeted attack tied to 419 scam

  7. China APT Group Hides C&C IP in TechNet Comments

    APT17 looks to throw the white hats off the scent

  8. Spyware Firm Hacked: 400,000 Victims’ Data Stuck on Dark Web

    MSpy allowed users to snoop on targets’ mobile devices

  9. MACH37 Cyber-Startup Accelerator Readies for Fall Class

    Upon acceptance into the program, participants receive a $50,000 investment to develop and launch their ideas into the market.

  10. (ISC)²: Federal Security Worse Off Than 2 Years Ago

    The sector suffers from a poor understanding of risk management, inadequate funding and not enough qualified professionals.

  11. Naikon APT: Stealing State Secrets for 5 Years at Least

    This Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) is one of the most active in Asia.

  12. Fox-IT Expands Financial Platform to US

    DetACT correlates click-path, event information, traffic information, financial information and historical information in real time.

  13. Chinese Site Serves 83 Windows Executables in Drive-By Attack

    Vid sharing site could lead to remote code execution

  14. Phishers Out in Force to Con Yahoo and Dropbox Users

    Latest scams hit inboxes at the double

  15. Report: Chinese Breach of USIS Started with SAP

    This marks the first time an SAP attack against a national security service provider has been publicly uncovered.

  16. Beijing to Troops: Wearables Represent a National Security Risk

    China not happy with soldiers wearing fitbands

  17. Jamie Oliver Serves Up a Heaping Plate of Malware

    The website for the UK celebrity chef has been compromised for the third time this year, to serve password-stealers.

  18. Hackers Target Starbucks Mobile Payments App

    The ingenious scam takes advantage of the auto-refill function that tops up balances with a linked bank card.

  19. FTC Takes Out Diet Pill Spammers

    Sale Slash has a date in court after alleged scam

  20. Adobe Set to Patch Two Critical Flaws in Acrobat

    Priority 2 vulnerabilities will get fixed on Tuesday

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