The majority of security professionals (87%) are concerned about naive individuals or careless employees who bend the rules.
UK Lenders Shared Threat Info After Tesco Bank Attack
Contingency plan kicked in to boost resilience
NCA: Thousands Caught Out in Sextortion Scams Each Year
Four suicides have been linked to the webcam-based blackmail trend
Gooligan Malware Breaches 1M+ Google Accounts
Attackers can access users’ sensitive data from Gmail, Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Play and G Suite.
Cobalt Group Linked to ATM Jackpotting Across Europe
Using phishing to access networks and plant malware on ATMs, crooks send a remote command for the machines to spit out cash.
McAfee: Machine Learning a Key 2017 Tool for Socially Engineered Hacks
Researchers believe that 2017 will see a golden age of these tools, including target acquisition as-a-service.
Celebs, Politicos Caught in Swiss Bank Account Blackmail
Unidentified hackers are demanding 10% of the account balances, to be paid in internet cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
Mirai Again: DT Outage a Precursor to Larger DDoS Attack
The outage that affected 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers was an attempt to hijack router devices for a wider DDoS attack.
Home Security During the Holiday Season
We all hope that during the cheery holiday season our personal belongings or gift purchases will go un-bothered. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In fact, it makes sense that crime rates actually increase around holidays. According to the FBI 2012 crime report, about 1 in 36 homes are burglarized, and that ratio increases during the holiday season. The … Read More
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380,000 xHamster Account Details Traded on Digital Underground
Usernames, email addresses and poorly-hashed passwords leaked