FBI on the Hunt for Cyber Special Agents
Feds want more tech experts in their crime-fighting ranks.
Author: CySecBot
Backoff POS Malware Vets Targets via Surveillance Cameras
The people behind Backoff have been using surveillance cameras to verify that machines are in fact POS devices.
Thunderstrike Mac Attack Achieves Persistence
The attack makes use of the laptops’ physical Thunderbolt interface to achieve persistent boot rootkits.
China Blamed for Operation Poisoned Helmand Attack on Afghan Sites
War torn country sucked into Beijing’s South Asian strategy
Anunak APT Gang Makes Off With $18 Million
Russian cyber-criminals target internal banking systems
(ISC)² Security Congress Opens Call for Speakers
Hot topics will include cloud security and mobility—and the intersection between them.
ISIS Likely Behind Cyber-attack Unmasking Syrian Rebels
A citizen media group critical of ISIS was recently targeted in a customized digital attack designed to unmask their location.
AutoIT-based POS Malware ‘Sparks’ Fresh Threat
A variant of the Alina malware, used to scrape credit card (CC) data from point of sale (POS) software, has been rampaging its way through the wild lately.
Experts Warn of Mobile Ransomware Deluge on Social Media
Bitdefender claims cyber-criminals will look to new channels to spread malware in 2015
Sony Faces Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuits Following Cyber Attack
Employees feel let down by movie giant after their personal data was exposed