Hackers compromised Telegram accounts, identified 15 million users’ phone numbers
Hackers have managed to compromise over a dozen Telegram accounts belonging to Iranian political activists and identify phone numbers tied to 15 million Iranian Telegram …
To stop ransomware, opt for app graylisting and admin rights removal
CyberArk Labs tested over 23,000 ransomware samples from more than 30 prevalent malware families, including Cryptolocker, Petya and Locky, in order to better understand common …
Security testing platform for app-aware infrastructures
At Black Hat USA 2016, Spirent Communications will be presenting CyberFlood, a security and performance testing platform suitable for complex testing scenarios. With …
Going to Black Hat? You don’t want to miss the Arsenal!
Every August, more than 10,000 information security professionals from all over the world converge in Las Vegas to attend Black Hat USA. The event features innovative …
Kaspersky Lab launches public bug bounty program
Kaspersky Lab is asking researchers to look under the hood of two of its flagship security solutions and to report any bugs they might find. Kaspersky’s bug bounty …
Android users to be warned of suspect Google account activity in real-time
Android users will soon enjoy an additional security layer that will allow them to quickly discover that their Google account might have been compromised. The feature will be …
IBM unveils X-Force Red security testing group
At Black Hat USA 2016 in Las Vegas today, IBM Security announced the formation of IBM X-Force Red, a group of security professionals and ethical hackers whose goal is to help …
How US, UK SMBs keep company passwords safe
AVG’s Business division has asked 381 of their small-to-medium business customers in the US and UK sixteen questions about their password-protection policies and …
GhostMail stops providing secure comms to individual users
Encrypted email, chat and storage service GhostMail will no longer provide its services to individual users. Instead, it will concentrate on the enterprise market. In an email …
Data of 200 million Yahoo users offered for sale
Data of some 200 million Yahoo users has been offered for sale on the TheRealDeal dark web market by “peace_of_mind” (aka “Peace”). Even though Yahoo is yet to confirm whether …
UK banks ramp up account security with voice recognition tech
British banking and financial services multinational Barclays has announced that it is introducing voice recognition technology for all personal banking customers, so that …
Managed threat hunting service evicts adversaries from enterprise networks
Accenture and Endgame have created a threat hunting service for clients, and will be demonstrating how it works at Black Hat USA 2016. The service is based on Endgame’s …
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