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What has the Necurs botnet been up to?
2018-01-19 19:12

The Necurs botnet has been slowly growing since late 2012 and still tops the list of largest spam botnets in the world. Since then, the botnet has occasionally stopped or temporarily minimized the...

Jason's Deli: Hackers Dine Out on 2 Million Payment Cards
2018-01-19 19:03

164 Restaurants Featured Malware Special for 7 MonthsJason's Deli is the latest business in the hospitality or retail sector to warn that attackers used malware to steal customers' card details....

New Dridex Variant Emerges With An FTP Twist
2018-01-19 18:45

A recently discovered Dridex campaign had a few peculiar characteristics, including the use of FTP instead of HTTP.

Malicious Chrome extension is next to impossible to manually remove
2018-01-19 18:36

Extensions remain the Achilles heel for an otherwise highly secure browser.

OnePlus confirms up to 40,000 customers affected by Credit Card Breach
2018-01-19 17:48

OnePlus has finally confirmed that its online payment system was breached, following several complaints of fraudulent credit card transactions from its customers who made purchases on the...

Researchers uncover mobile, PC surveillance platform tied to different nation-state actors
2018-01-19 17:36

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and mobile security company Lookout have uncovered a new malware espionage campaign that has targeted activists, journalists, lawyers, military personnel,...

Apple Preps ChaiOS iMessage Bug Fix, Report
2018-01-19 17:12

A so-called ‘text bomb’ flaw in Apple’s iPhone and Mac computers that causes devices to crash or restart will be patched next week, according to multiple sources.

Man Admits to DDoS-ing Employers, Competitors
2018-01-19 16:35

A New Mexico man admitted in court this week to launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against the websites of former employers, business competitors, and public services. read more

Building a CSOC: Keys to Success
2018-01-19 16:33

When building a next-generation cybersecurity operations center, or CSOC, organizations must first understand their attack profile and determine the scope of threat monitoring needed, says Jagdeep...

Misconfigured Jenkins Servers Leak Sensitive Data
2018-01-19 16:20

A researcher has conducted an analysis of Jenkins servers and found that many of them leak sensitive information, including ones belonging to high-profile companies. London-based researcher Mikail...