Week in review: Malicious QR codes, Tor-powered botnet, and Mac users hit with SMS fraud
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos and articles: Motives behind IT budget spend and 2013 cloud trends A global survey of 550 …
Company’s industrial heating system hacked via backdoor
An FBI memo circulated internally and shared with New Jersey law enforcement this last summer has recently been published and tells of a compromise of the industrial control …
Fake CitiBank credit card statement leads to malware
CitiBank customers are advised to tread carefully through their email inboxes as fake credit card statements sporting the bank’s name could be waiting for them: The …
Top 7 security predictions for 2013
A seismic shift in who controls the Internet? Another Mac malware outbreak? Your smart TV being highjacked for a DDoS attack? Whatever 2013 may bring, it’s sure to be an …
Many who use the cloud for work, don’t trust it for personal data
A survey by Lieberman Software revealed that half (51%) of IT experts whose job roles focus on the cloud don’t trust the cloud for any of their personal data such as …
Users still have a casual attitude regarding security
A Siber Systems survey of over 700 adults from the United States, the U.K., Germany and other countries shows a significant disconnect between how individuals perceive online …
Ransomware arrests highlight online blackmail threat
Detectives from the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) arrested three people in connection with using ransomware to blackmail people. It has been alleged that computer users …
All-terrain, military-grade next generation firewall
Stonesoft announced its MIL-320 Next Generation Firewall/VPN appliance that provides military-grade network security in a rugged go-anywhere unit. The MIL-320 appliance packs …
ExploitHub confirms breach
ExploitHub.com, the well-known online marketplace where one can buy exploit code for disclosed vulnerabilities, has confirmed that its web application server was compromised, …
Blue Coat delivers visibility and control for networks
Blue Coat Systems introduced new updates for Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances that enable businesses to embrace Web, cloud and mixed-use recreational applications on the …
Three people arrested in U.K. over “police ransomware”
The U.K. Metropolitan Police’s Central e-Crime Unit has arrested three individuals that have allegedly participated in a scheme to defraud Internet users by making them …
Mac users hit with fake installer and SMS fraud
Malicious installers of the Trojan.SMSSend malware family have, until now, targeted Windows users, but researchers from Russian security company Doctor Web have now unearthed …
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