Most IT pros have seen potentially embarrassing information about their colleagues
More than three-quarters of IT professionals have seen and kept secret potentially embarrassing information about their colleagues, according to new research conducted by …
The return of Carbanak: Banks face new attacks
A year after Kaspersky Lab warned that cyber-criminals would start to adopt the tools and tactics of nation-state backed APTs in order to rob banks, the company has confirmed …
Loanbase hacked via WordPress hole, funds stolen
Popular international Bitcoin crowd-lending platform Loanbase has suffered a security breach, and is currently offline. The breach was discovered on Saturday and made public …
T9000 backdoor steals documents, records Skype conversations, victims’ actions
A new backdoor Trojan with spyware capabilities is being used in targeted attacks against organizations based in the United States. It has been dubbed T9000, since it’s …
Twitter suspended 125,000 terrorism-related accounts
Since mid-2015, Twitter has suspended over 125,000 accounts “for threatening or promoting terrorist acts.” Most of these were related to ISIS. “We condemn …
Sensitive data stolen in Gyft data breach
Gyft, a digital gift card platform that enables you to buy, send, and manage gift cards from hundreds of retailers, is notifying users who may have been affected by a security …
Week in review: EU-US Privacy Shield, using AI to build an army of virtual analysts
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Fake Amazon survey-for-money offer leads to account compromise “As a valued …
Cloud Security Alliance hackathon offers $10,000 prize
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) will hold its fourth hackathon at the RSA Conference 2016 in San Francisco, to continue to test the CSA Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) …
Someone hijacked the Dridex botnet to deliver Avira AV’s installer
After last September’s arrest of an alleged member of the gang that has been developing and spreading the Dridex banking malware, and last October’s temporary …
Mac users beware! Scareware hides behind fake Flash Player update
Mac users are being targeted by scareware peddlers, warns SANS ISC CTO Johannes Ullrich. The malware is delivered in the form of a Flash Player update. The attack starts on …
Fake Amazon survey-for-money offer leads to account compromise
Amazon users are being targeted with a clever phishing email impersonating the retail giant. “As a valued customer we would like to present you with an opportunity to …
Modern IRM: Securing the future of work
No matter what business you’re in, the one thing you produce more than anything else is text. Every day, you and your colleagues are creating, discussing, and documenting …
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