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New "PRILEX" ATM Malware Used in Targeted Attacks
2017-12-15 14:59

Trend Micro security researchers recently discovered a highly targeted piece of malware designed to steal information read more

Nigerian Sentenced to Prison in U.S. for BEC Scams
2017-12-15 14:47

A Nigerian national has been sentenced by a United States court to 41 months in prison for his role in business email compromise (BEC) scams, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. read more

Consumers are ready to say goodbye to passwords
2017-12-15 13:26

A new survey of 1,000 Americans exploring awareness and perceptions of biometric authentication confirms that consumers continue to have a strong interest in new biometric technologies that make...

Examining attitudes towards confidential data
2017-12-15 12:30

Industry analyst firm Quocirca surveyed 500 IT decision makers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, examining attitudes towards the value of confidential data...

Tracking People Without GPS
2017-12-15 12:18

Interesting research: The trick in accurately tracking a person with this method is finding out what kind of activity they're performing. Whether they're walking, driving a car, or riding in a...

Synaptics to Remove "Keylogger" Functionality From Drivers
2017-12-15 12:13

Synaptics says recent reports inaccurately characterized a debugging tool found in its touchpad drivers as a keylogger, but the company has decided to remove the functionality from its products. read more

Hackers Target Security Firm Fox-IT
2017-12-15 10:37

Fox-IT, the Netherlands-based cybersecurity firm owned by NCC Group, revealed on Thursday that it had been the victim of a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack made possible by DNS records getting...

TRITON Malware Targeting Critical Infrastructure Could Cause Physical Damage
2017-12-15 09:03

Security researchers have uncovered another nasty piece of malware designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS) with a potential to cause health and life-threatening accidents....

FCC Just Killed Net Neutrality—What Does This Mean? What Next?
2017-12-15 06:48

Net neutrality is DEAD—5 out of 3 federal regulators have voted Thursday to hand control of the future of the Internet to cable and telecommunication companies, giving them powers to speed up...

Synaptics Says Claims of a Keylogger in HP Laptops are False
2017-12-14 21:26

Synaptics said reports that hundreds of HP laptops contained a secret keylogger that traced back to debugger software made by the company are inaccurate.