Is Quantum Cryptography Dead?
Physicist Renato Renner from the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Zurich said the problem was that systems were not being built correctly. In 2010, for instance, that a hacker could blind a detector...
View ArticleDoS Attack Aids In Bank Robbery
Fraudsters were using Dirt Jumper, a $200 crimeware kit that launches DDoS attacks, to draw bank employees' attention away from fraudulent wire and ACH transactions ranging from $180,000 to $2.1...
View ArticleIs The Kelihos Botnet Back?
The botnet attempts to categorise it's new victim by using legitimate services to gather intelligence. In this instance, the malicious file actually queried the victim IP address on Barracuda Networks,...
View ArticleDell Reveals Malware Threats
Browser-based attacks lead the list with Java being the most targeted application, followed closely by Internet Explorer, and Adobe Flash Player.
View ArticleKaspersky Calls Out Symantec
Earlier this year, Kaspersky said that the Android mobile operating system is beset by over 10 million malicious apps.
View ArticleDOJ Wants Greater Reach To Hack And Search Remote PCs
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking new authority to hack and search remote computers during investigations, saying the new rules are necessary because of complex criminal schemes sometimes using...
View ArticleSecurity Researchers Uncover A Global Botnet Of Infected POS Systems
Security researchers discovered a global cybercriminal operation that infected with malware almost 1,500 point-of-sale (POS) terminals, accounting systems and other retail back-office platforms from...
View ArticleIs The Internet Full Of Security Flaws?
The other problem is software is too complicated and the emphasis placed on security too light.
View ArticleCyber Crime Costs Hits $445 Billion A Year
Cyber crime costs the global economy about $445 billion every year, with the damage to business from the theft of intellectual property exceeding the $160 billion loss to individuals from hacking,...
View ArticleSpamhaus To Roll Out New Data Feeds To Combat Malware
The Spamhaus Project will soon provide two new data feeds aimed at preventing people from being lured to malware-infected websites and domains. The organization, which has long been in the forefront of...
View ArticleF-Secure Calls Out Google On Digital Profiling
Taking profiling to a personal level is not innocent, so we feel mass gathering of data of every individual is not something we should be condoning, he concluded.
View ArticleDid Hackers Reverse Engineer NSA Software?
"SDR lets you engineer a radio system of any type you like really quickly so you can research wireless security in any radio format," Ossmann told New Scientist.
View ArticlePayPal Two Factor Authentication Vulnerable To Hackers
Paypal said that customer accounts were, and have remained secure. Duo Security said that it hopes that "full support of two-factor authentication in the [Paypal] official mobile applications and...
View ArticleFacebook Takes On Lecpetex Spam Botnet
Facebook said police in Greece made two arrests last week in connection with a little-known spamming botnet called “Lecpetex,” which used hacked computers look for the Litecoin virtual currency. As...
View ArticleNSA Reportedly Hijacked And Repurposed Third-Party Malware
In addition to having its own bag of digital tricks, the U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hijacks and repurposes third-party malware. The NSA is using its network of servers around the world to...
View ArticleSpam Rate Finally Falls Below 50%
Spam emails have dropped to less than 50 percent of all email in June, the lowest in a decade, Symantec said Thursday in its latest Intelligence Report. The levels of spam have been slowly falling...
View ArticleThe NSA Plans To Stop Snooping Bulk Data
But it added that "for data integrity purposes," NSA will allow technical personnel to continue to have access to the metadata for an additional three months.
View ArticleGoogle, Samsung To Issue Monthly Security Updates
Google Inc and Samsung Electronics Co will push out monthly security fixes for Android phones, a growing target for hackers, after the disclosure of a bug designed to attack the world’s most popular...
View ArticleDridex Botnet Has Re-emerged
Spam emails containing the Dridex malware are appearing again almost daily despite the arrest of one of its primary operators this summer. The finding confirms that while law enforcement can claim...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams Up With Law Enforcement To Take On Dorkbot
Microsoft announced that it has worked with law enforcement agencies in several regions to disrupt a four-year-old botnet called Dorkbot, which has infected one million computers worldwide. The Dorkbot...
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