US Department of Homeland Security and the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre warn of widespread, “devastating” infections.
55+ Companies and Counting Fall to W-2 Phishing Scams
Pivotal Software and Kentucky State University, the latest targets, have added thousands of affected employees to the victim count.
Verizon Database Found Open on the Internet
Hard on the heels of a Verizon data breach of 1.5 million customer contact details, another DB was found to be wide open.
USA and UK set to Contest Nuclear War Games
The USA and UK are to resume critical infrastructure testing later this year, with simulated cyber-attacks taking place on a nuclear power plant.
Insider Threats Are Ubiquitous and Undetected
In most cases, insiders took advantage of granted, trusted access to data, rather than trying to directly hack in to databases and files.
World Backup Day Returns as Ransomware Epidemic Bites
Awareness raising initiative has never been more important, say experts
Moonpig Hacker Escapes Jail Term
Cumbria man has to pay just £200 and complete 100 hours unpaid work
Kaiten Malware Returns to Threaten IoT
ESET researchers characterize the new version as “a Linux bot on steroids,” with an improved spreading mechanism.
Data Safety Tops Cloud Database Security Concerns
As the cloud expands, 44% of enterprise organizations are still hesitant in moving sensitive information to cloud hosted databases.
Cyber-Upgrades Coming for Trident Nuclear Missile Program
American and British Trident missiles will be upgraded because there is “legitimate concern” about threats from the cyber-realm.