An attacker can run amok on a device’s apps, stealing iCloud passwords, authentication tokens, saved web passwords on Google Chrome and more.
Wind Turbines Open to Hijacking
Plaintext credentials could hand remote attackers the keys to the energy grid.
Shylock Explained: How the NCA Got its Pound of Flesh
How one of the world’s most notorious malware campaigns was thwarted
Magazine House Loses $1.5m in Email Scam
Hackers hijacked CEO’s account and emailed accounts payable staff
Time to Hang Up: Phone Fraud Soars 30%
Pindrop Security report claims ‘robodialers’ are driving spike in scam calls
Keyboard Vulnerability Leaves 600 Million Samsung Devices at Risk
The flaw can be exploited to allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the user’s phone, including the Galaxy S6.
Privileged Users Pose Biggest Cyber-Risk to European Companies
In an Ovum survey, only 13% said that their organizations were not at all vulnerable to insider threats.
Standalone IPS Demand Shrinks but Market Still Racks Up $1.41bn in 2014
Frost & Sullivan notes IPS market consolidation
Operation Lotus Blossom Sets Sights on Asian Military
Long-running, state-sponsored campaign stole info from South China Sea nations
Cisco Set to Cull China Execs – Report
Recent sales slump could be due to Beijing’s security concerns