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Oracle Products Affected by Exploited Apache Struts Flaw
2018-09-04 10:22

Oracle informed customers over the weekend that some of the company’s products are affected by a critical Apache Struts 2 vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild. read more

Five steps that raise your security defences to the next level
2018-09-04 10:10

Take the fight to the cybercriminals Reg Webcast It’s a big bad world out there. Ransomware attacks are taking over as first among IT security worries, cryptojackers are hacking hardware to mine...

Thousands of MikroTik Routers Hacked to Eavesdrop On Network Traffic
2018-09-04 10:03

Last month we reported about a widespread crypto-mining malware campaign that hijacked over 200,000 MikroTik routers using a previously disclosed vulnerability revealed in the CIA Vault 7 leaks....

‘CamuBot’ Banking Malware Ups the Trojan Game with Biometric Bypass
2018-09-04 10:00

CamuBot is a unique malware targeting Brazilian bank customers that attempts to bypass biometric account protections.

Google Ads cracks down on tech support scammers
2018-09-04 09:43

The search giant said that in future any company wanting to advertise these services would have to pass manual verification checks first.

Excuse me, but your website's source code appears to be showing
2018-09-04 09:15

Lock it down, lock it down now, researcher says An internet-wide scan on 230 million domains found 390,000 exposed source code directories.…

How Secure Are Popular Finance Apps on Google Play?
2018-09-04 08:49

Analysis of the top free Android finance apps on Google Play revealed critical, medium and low security vulnerabilities.

Google Fights Tech Support Scams With New Ad Restrictions
2018-09-04 05:13

Google announced late last week that it’s preparing a new verification program designed to keep tech support scams off its advertising platform. read more

Google Secretly Tracks What You Buy Offline Using Mastercard Data
2018-09-03 17:19

Over a week after Google admitted the company tracks users' location even after they disable location history, it has now been revealed that the tech giant has signed a secret deal with Mastercard...

Business Email Compromise Schemes Most Seek Wire Transfers
2018-09-03 14:18

'CEO Fraud' Social-Engineering Attacks Continue to SurgeBusiness email compromise attacks continue to be lucrative, for the criminally inclined. With the FBI reporting that reports of such attacks...