New Dyre variant can target Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge users
As Microsoft continues to push Windows users towards adopting the latest version of the popular OS, malware authors have started adding support for it. Heimdal Security …
PwnBin: A script for scraping Pastebin for leaked API keys, SSH credentials
Pastebins, apart from being a great help for programmers as they offer a place where one can store text online for a set period of time and share it with others, are also …
How online fraud will evolve in 2016
While 2015 is drawing to a close, the security fraud community is preparing for more battles ahead in 2016. And next year, consumer-facing web and mobile apps are up against a …
40% of companies expect a data breach next year
Clearswift released their annual Clearswift Insider Threat Index (CITI) exploring why firms have been slow to address internal security threats and including data from …
Threat and vulnerability management market revenue to reach $5.3 billion
Data trends show that the global threat and Vulnerability Management (VM) market is expected to grow from US$5.3 billion in 2015 to $8.6 billion in 2020, according to ABI …
FTC amends telemarketing rule to ban payment methods used by scammers
The Federal Trade Commission has approved final amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), including a change that will help protect consumers from fraud by prohibiting …
University implies they helped FBI break Tor protection because of a subpoena
Carnegie Mellon University has finally issued a statement commenting on the recent accusations that their researchers have aided the FBI to unmask a subset of Tor users …
Secure messaging service Telegram blocks 78 ISIS-related channels
Telegram, the popular instant messaging service that offers end-to-end encryption, announced on Wednesday that they have “blocked 78 ISIS-related channels across 12 …
How fake users are impacting business through acts of fraud and theft
A new report by The Ponemon Institute highlights the average economic value of a company’s user base ($117M) and the financial and brand reputation damage that can be done if …
The worst data disasters from 2015
What’s stronger than a speeding locomotive and can survive the heat of a fire? Data. The device that contains that data is a different story. Each year, Kroll Ontrack – which …
Mass adoption of mobile payment services derailed by security, privacy concerns
Evaluating the mobile payment preferences of 1,217 consumers from the U.S., a new Research Now survey revealed that 17 percent of respondents who did not make holiday …
Mobile users continue to put personal and corporate data at risk
Blancco Technology Group surveyed over 1,400 mobile users in the United States, Canada, UK and Australia, and found that inadequate security precautions taken by mobile users …
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