Evidence shows Regin spy malware is used by Five Eyes intelligence
Kaspersky Lab researchers who have recently analyzed a copy of the malicious QWERTY module have discovered that the malware is identical in functionality to a Regin malware …
Why Google won’t be updating pre-KitKat WebKit anymore
Two weeks ago, Rapid 7 researchers discovered that Google will no longer be providing security patches for WebView used in pre-KitKat (v4.4) Android versions, meaning that …
Supposedly clean Office documents download malware
Bitdefender is warning Microsoft Office users against the emergence of a new spam campaign that is looking to trick antispam filters in order to allow spam to pass freely into …
APT gear: Custom Windows task hiding tool
Cyber attackers, especially persistent ones, use a variety of tools to break into target systems, assure their continuing presence in them and hide their actions, and …
Android Wi-Fi Direct DoS vulnerability discovered
Some Android devices are affected by a Denial of Service attack when scanning for WiFi Direct devices, according to Andres Blanco from the CoreLabs Team. An attacker could …
The impact of new EU security legislation
Based on a survey of organizations from the UK, France and Germany, FireEye found that many organizations in Europe are unprepared for and challenged by cost and complexity of …
Employees would sell passwords for $150
SailPoint uncovered a widespread level of employee indifference towards protecting sensitive corporate data, including personal information of customers. In fact, an alarming …
Video: Bruce Schneier talks to Edward Snowden
As part of a Harvard computer science symposium, Bruce Schneier had a public conversation with Edward Snowden. The topics were largely technical, ranging from cryptography to …
What makes phishing emails so successful?
According to the results of a study performed by researchers from the University at Buffalo, “information-rich” emails that alter the recipients’ cognitive …
VPN services blocked by China’s Great Firewall
A number of popular VPN services are the latest target of China’s Great Firewall, including Astrill, StrongVPN and Golden Frog’s VyprVPN. Virtual Private Networks …
How GitHub is redefining software development
The security industry is slowly realizing what the developer community knew for years – collaboration is the key to and likely the future of innovation. Even if …
Police ransomware scam drives UK teen to suicide
For most people, a ransomware infection is not a huge tragedy: they pay the bogus fine (or not), and ultimately get their computer back either because the criminals unlock it …