There have been over 1.2 billion successful exploits witnessed in 2015 to date, an increase of 445% from 2014.
UK in Top Five Most Targeted EMEA Nations
FireEye stats show education is worst hit in first half of 2015
Russian Citadel Hacker Sentenced to 4.5 Years
Belorossov said to have infected over 7,000 victims
Trustwave, Palo Alto Ink Managed Services Alliance
The alliance expands Trustwave managed security to include Palo Alto devices, and Trustwave’s threat intel will incorporate the cloud-based WildFire service.
Fresh Ransomware Campaign Has a 0% Detection Rate
Heimdal Security has identified the campaign as the fourth major ransomware campaign in the wild since the beginning of September.
Researchers Expose Widespread Security Flaws in Medical Kit
Patient privacy and safety at risk from IoT vulnerabilities
ATM Trojan Writers Tried to Set Alight AV Firm’s Offices
Dr Web in peril after cyber battle spilled into real world
XOR DDoS Botnet Launches 20 Attacks Per Day via Linux
A Linux botnet capable of 150+ Gbps DDoS attacks is going after Asian targets, especially gaming sites.
Web Cookies Open the Door to Remote Site Compromise
Attackers who act as a man-in-the-middle on an HTTP session can inject rogue cookies onto a site and use them to obtain data.
Pirate Bay Co-Founder ‘Anakata’ Free at Last
Released from Swedish prison after years behind bars