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
China Launches Watering Hole Attacks on Political Dissidents
China is said to be using a new watering hole attack technique to monitor political dissidents.