Infosecurity News
Facebook Disrupts Its First Botnet, Post-Threat Network Launch
The social network worked with Greek police to take down a rapidly spreading network.
McAfee Plots Security Framework for Internet of Things
With billions of connected devices set to come online, threats will only grow exponentially.
Blackshades RAT: A Resurgent and Dangerous Enterprise Threat
Even after an FBI takedown, Blackshades is exceling in espionage and theft.
Boleto Fraud Ring Siphons $3.75 Billion from Brazilian Banks
Money order-like payment system becomes a top financial target.
World Cup Phishers Hope Fans Nibble at Luis Suárez Bait
Fraudsters are getting mileage from the Suárez World Cup biting incident.
Deep Panda Shifts Cyber-spying Focus to the Middle East
Chinese espionage team is targeting think-tanks with expertise in Iraq.
Microsoft Sees Embarrassing Takedown Reversal
No-IP regains full control of its domains.
UK Cracks Down on Fraudulent 'Government' Websites
Thousands have been scammed out of sterling for bogus government services.
CosmicDuke Combines Infamous Malware to Harvest User Data
F-Secure spots new threat which borrows from Cosmu and MiniDuke malware families.
Israeli Defense Force in False Nuke Warning After Twitter Hack
Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility in latest account compromise.
‘NSA-proof’ Encrypted Email Service Tutanota Launches
German crypto-experts offer 1GB of storage in free service aimed at mass market.
Crypto-email Service ProtonMail Back After PayPal Unblocks Account
Payments giant says account freeze was a mistake
UK Tabloid Snoop Hacked ATM to Tap Celeb Voicemails
Glenn Mulcaire used the phone line of his local cash machine to disguise his celebrity hacking activity, court hears.
London Youth Charged With Spamhaus DDoS Attack
17-year-old appeared in Camberwell Youth court in connection with 2013 attack which rocked the internet.
20% of Consumers Fall Victim to Payment Card Fraud
Worldwide, users are losing faith in their financial institutions.
'Legal' Government Spyware Can Gain Total Access to Mobile Devices
And the user is none the wiser.
Rogue Ad Network Double-dips on Revenue by Serving Malware
Its owners earn pay-per-click ad revenue and malware install commissions.
PlugX Targeted Attack Abuses Dropbox for C&C Updates
Trend Micro researchers say attack was aimed at Taiwan government.
TimThumb Zero-day Exploit Weakens WordPress
The flaw can allow remote execution.
Pizza Parlours Hit With Letters of Extortion Demanding Bitcoin Payment
US businesses non-plussed after cryptocurrency demands are mailed out.
