Security News > 2016 > January

Threatpost News Wrap, January 29, 2016 (Threatpost)
2016-01-29 16:10

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including the latest on the BlackEnergy APT Group, Amazon getting into the SSL certificate game, and government agencies being told to...

VirusTotal Supports Firmware Scanning (Threatpost)
2016-01-29 15:35

Online malware scanner VirusTotal said it now supports firmware files and can scan uploads for malware implants and other infections.

60+ Trojanized Android games lurking on Google Play (Help Net Security)
2016-01-29 12:37

Dr. Web researchers have discovered over 60 Trojanized game apps being offered on Google Play through more than 30 different game developer accounts. The games are made to look like other popular o...

OpenSSL bug that could allow traffic decryption has been fixed (Help Net Security)
2016-01-29 11:26

The OpenSSL Project has pushed out new versions of the widely used OpenSSL cryptographic library, which incorporate patches for two distinct security bugs, and an update of the protection against the ...

Consumers are increasingly concerned about privacy and they're acting on it (Help Net Security)
2016-01-29 09:00

More Americans are concerned about not knowing how the personal information collected about them online is used than losing their principal source of income. A new study by TRUSTe and the National ...

The history of cyber attacks: From ancient to modern (Help Net Security)
2016-01-29 08:00

In the 1990s, your typical hacker’s approach used to be “hit-and-run”, and in many cases it was about fame and recognition. Back in those days most organizations only had a firewall implemented betwee...

Innovation Sandbox Contest 2016 finalists announced (Help Net Security)
2016-01-29 07:00

RSA Conference announced the 10 finalists for its annual Innovation Sandbox Contest. The competition is dedicated to encouraging out-of-the-box ideas and the exploration of new technologies that have ...