Security News > 2016 > August

68 Million Credentials Spilled in 2012 Dropbox Hack (Threatpost)
2016-08-31 14:42

When hackers infiltrated Dropbox in 2012 they made off with credentials for roughly 68 million users.

What differentiates a great CIO from simply a good one? (Help Net Security)
2016-08-31 14:30

Earlier this month, Sophos announced the appointment of Tony Young as the company’s new global Chief Information Officer (CIO). Young started his career as a software developer at HP, and stayed...

Fairware Attacks Targeting Linux Servers (Threatpost)
2016-08-31 14:21

Linux admins are reporting attacks against webservers resulting in the deletion of web folders, reportedly by attackers using a ransomware variant called Fairware.

Definitive EU net neutrality guidelines released (Help Net Security)
2016-08-31 14:14

The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has published the final guidelines aimed at helping EU member states’ National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) implement EU net...

Google Chrome impersonator Trojan doing rounds (Help Net Security)
2016-08-31 13:30

If you’re a Google Chrome user, and suddenly your browser looks a bit off and shows you pages that you would never visit ordinarily, you’ve probably been hit with the Mutabaha Trojan. According to...