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Tens of thousands MongoDB databases easily accessible from the Internet

A group of students from Saarland University’s Center for IT-Security, Privacy and Accountability (CISPA) have discovered tens of thousands MongoDB databases accessible …

Dangerous vulnerabilities plague IoT home security systems

Owners of Internet-connected home security systems may not be the only ones monitoring their homes. A new HP study found that 100 percent of the studied devices used in home …

Forbes.com compromised by Chinese cyber spies targeting US firms

Forbes.com – the 61st most popular website in the US according to Alexa – has been compromised to redirect certain visitors to websites delivering espionage …

Majority of dating apps are open to hacks

IBM Security found that over 60% of leading Android dating mobile apps they studied are potentially vulnerable to a variety of cyber-attacks that put personal user information …

How public Wi-Fi puts unprotected users at risk

76% of American smartphone and tablet users are at risk of privacy loss and identity theft via public Wi-Fi networks. The risk of using public Wi-Fi without a protected …

Microsoft fixes critical remotely exploitable Windows root-level design bug

In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released nine security bulletins to address 56 unique vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet …

DARPA’s Memex project aids fight against human trafficking

“The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for innovative research to maintain technological superiority in the area of content …

Car hacking and hijacking is too easy, report says

A report released on Monday by US Senator Edward Markey has confirmed what we already suspected: automobile manufacturers have yet to effectively deal with the threat of …

Researcher publishes 10 million usernames and passwords to aid future research

Independent IT security analyst Mark Burnett has released a cleaned up cache of 10 million username and password combinations, in order to give researchers a data set that can …

Corporate users hit with fake Microsoft email delivering sneaky malware

A well-crafted and extremely legit-looking spam email campaign is currently targeting corporate users around the world, ultimately leading the victims to difficult-to-detect …

Unsurprisingly, adults don’t read terms and conditions of mobile apps

Today, we spend more time on our smartphones and tablets than ever before, downloading games on the go, banking online or conducting the weekly grocery shop. However, despite …

Security now one of the top risks for business leaders worldwide

Cybersecurity has come to the forefront of risk oversight for board members and C-suite executives, according to results of a survey of business executives by Protiviti and …

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