Security News

GoToMyPC remote desktop service resets all passwords in wake of attack (Help Net Security)
2016-06-20 15:43

GoToMyPC, a remote computer administration service offered by Citrix, has forced a password reset for all customers in the wake of what they call a “very sophisticated password attack.” “Effective...

CEOs' pay should be slashed if firms fail to protect against online attacks (ZDNet)
2016-06-20 13:57

Cybercriminals Use New Tricks in Phishing Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2016-06-20 12:42

Week in review: Smart TV ransomware, DNC hack, and DAO under attack (Help Net Security)
2016-06-20 12:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Ransomware targets Android smart TVs If you own a Sharp and Philips smart TV running the Android TV OS, you should...

GoToMyPC Resets All User Passwords After Attack (SecurityWeek)
2016-06-20 08:57

The DAO is under attack, a third of its ether reserves stolen (Help Net Security)
2016-06-17 20:19

The DAO, a digital Decentralised Autonomous Organisation that has been set up to support projects related to Ethereum, a public blockchain platform that allows programmable transactions, has been...

GitHub accounts compromised in wake of reused password attack (Help Net Security)
2016-06-17 14:36

Three days ago, an unknown attacker has been spotted trying to break into a large number of GitHub accounts and has managed to access some of them, Shawn Davenport, Vice President of Security at...

ScarCruft APT Group Used Latest Flash Zero Day in Two Dozen Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-06-17 10:00

The ScarCruft APT gang has made use of a Flash zero day patched Thursday by Adobe to attack more than two dozen high-profile targets in Russia and Asia primarily.

Anatomy of a DDoS Attack (InfoRiskToday)
2016-06-16 21:27

Cisco’s small business Wi-Fi routers open to attack, no patch available (Help Net Security)
2016-06-16 17:44

Security researcher Samuel Huntley has discovered four vulnerabilities in Cisco’s RV range of small business Wi-Fi routers, the worst of which could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to...