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1.4 Million Phishing Sites Are Created Monthly: Report
2017-09-22 13:54

According to a new report, an average of 1.385 million unique new phishing sites are created every month, peaking at 2.3 million in May 2017. The majority of these are online and active for an...

D-Link Patches Recently Disclosed Router Vulnerabilities
2017-09-22 13:30

D-Link has released firmware updates for its DIR-850L router to address a majority of the vulnerabilities disclosed recently by a security researcher. read more

Germany on Guard Against Election Hacks, Fake News
2017-09-22 13:25

As the clock ticks down to elections Sunday, Germany's cyber defense nervously hopes it'll be third time lucky after Russia was accused of meddling in the US and French votes. read more

46,000 new phishing sites are created every day
2017-09-22 13:23

An average of 1.385 million new, unique phishing sites are created each month, with a high of 2.3 million sites created in May. The data collected by Webroot shows today’s phishing attacks are...

Threatpost News Wrap, September 22, 2017
2017-09-22 13:00

The Equifax data breach saga so far, a Google HTTPS warnings paper, cryptocurrency mining at the Pirate Bay, and bringing machine learning to passwords are all discussed.

Threatpost News Wrap, September 24, 207
2017-09-22 13:00

The Equifax data breach saga so far, a Google HTTPS warnings paper, cryptocurrency mining at the Pirate Bay, and bringing machine learning to passwords are all discussed.

Trojanized Avast CCleaner Attack Targeted Major Tech Firms
2017-09-22 12:33

Supply Chain Attack May Have Backdoored Hundreds of High-Profile TargetsAn attack campaign involving a trojanized version of the CCleaner Windows utility, built and distributed by British...

Fuzzing Reveals Over 30 Web Browser Engine Flaws
2017-09-22 12:21

Fuzzing tests conducted on the most popular web browser engines by Google Project Zero revealed the existence of more than 30 vulnerabilities, more than half of which in Apple’s Safari. read more

Boston Red Sox Caught Using Technology to Steal Signs
2017-09-22 11:21

The Boston Red Sox admitted to eavesdropping on the communications channel between catcher and pitcher. Stealing signs is believed to be particularly effective when there is a runner on second...