Security News

101,000 US taxpayers affected by automated attack on IRS app (Help Net Security)
2016-02-10 16:27

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed more details about an attack it suffered last month, mounted by unknown individuals with the aim to file fraudulent tax returns and funnel the return...

Power Grid Honeypot Puts Face on Attacks (Threatpost)
2016-02-09 10:36

Researchers from MalCrawler built a honeypot mimicking an energy management system at the heart of a power grid, exposing attackers’ behavior once they have access to critical infrastructure systems.

The return of Carbanak: Banks face new attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-02-09 08:10

A year after Kaspersky Lab warned that cyber-criminals would start to adopt the tools and tactics of nation-state backed APTs in order to rob banks, the company has confirmed the return of Carbanak as...