Bots make up 40% of all web traffic, with bad bots targeting sensitive information which can be used for fraud and other crimes
Wide Swath of Corporate America Exposed in D&B Leak
About 33 million records of personal information on employees of government and Fortune 100 companies have been leaked.
WhatsApp, Telegram Flaw Allows Takeover for Millions of Accounts
Attackers can access victims’ personal and group conversations, photos, videos, shared files, contact list and more.
Gender Inequality Runs Rampant in Cybersecurity
Every key market on the globe suffers from a lack of women in the workforce, severe wage gaps and a dearth of female executives.
Third-Party App Hack Results in Hijack of Thousands of Twitter Accounts
Accounts belonging to BBC, Amnesty and security expert Graham Cluley among those used to send pro-Turkey messages
Wikileaks begins helping companies exploited in Vault 7
Wikileaks has begun reaching out to the tech companies affected in their release of…
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PetrWrap, the “Almost Flawless” Ransomware
Cyber-criminals are stealing from their peers in the latest ransomware family example, dubbed PetrWrap.
Home Depot to Pay $27.25m in Latest Data Breach Settlement
The two-and-a-half-year-old data breach is ultimately going to cost the DIY purveyor as much as $179 million, possibly much more.
LinkedIn Breach: Weak Passwords Are the Norm
About 35% of the leaked LinkedIn passwords were already known from previous password dictionaries.
GCHQ Warns Over Russia Threat to UK Elections
Russian hacking of US election could happen here, spy agency boss warns UK politicians