The rise of Tumblr and Google Play spam campaigns
In May, GFI threat researchers observed a number of attacks focused on Tumblr users including two spam campaigns centred around a fake “Tumblr Dating Game” which …
People would rather lose their wallet than their phone
People would prefer to lose the contents of their wallets than their mobile phones. A SecurEnvoy study asked what people would most fear losing from their back pocket – …
Damballa enhances cyber threat protection for ISPs
Damballa announced general availability of CSP 1.7, a cyber threat solution for ISPs and telecommunications providers that detects subscriber malware infections by monitoring …
Gaps in anti-bribery compliance at multinational corporations
Despite a steady increase in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and enforcements over the last several years, the majority of corporate compliance officers at …
LogRhythm and Imperva partner on database and web application security
LogRhythm announced a partnership with Imperva. It includes technical integration that enables Imperva’s SecureSphere solution to feed data to LogRhythm’s SIEM 2.0 …
6.5 million LinkedIn passwords apparently leaked
It has been a tough 24 hours for LinkedIn. First they were accused of storing users’ potentially confidential private and business information on the company servers …
Mitt Romney’s private email account hacked?
The private Hotmail and Dropbox accounts of Mitt Romney, Massachusetts governor and Republican Party presumptive nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 …
World’s largest biometric database
In the last two years, over 200 million Indian nationals have had their fingerprints and photographs taken and irises scanned, and given a unique 12-digit number that should …
LinkedIn privacy fail
The LinkedIn mobile app for iOS devices has been discovered sending potentially confidential private and business information to the company servers without the users’ …
Google warns Gmail users of state-sponsored attacks
Google will start warning users that might be targeted by state-sponsored attackers with clear alerts that pop up above their Gmail inboxes no matter what browser they use …
EURO 2012 lottery scams targets users
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship kicks off in Poland on Friday, and scammers are trying to trick football fans into thinking the organizers have selected them as …
Most trusted universities for online activity
After analyzing online transactions such as credit applications and e-commerce purchases, iovation found the University of California at San Francisco to be the university …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-10585)
- LinkedIn now uses your data for AI by default, opt out now!
- Behind the scenes of cURL with its founder: Releases, updates, and security
- Product showcase: Exaforce – The full lifecycle AI SOC platform
- AI made crypto scams far more dangerous