Security News

Robot Hotel says sorry about the buggy bedside bots
2019-10-24 14:39

Japan's Henn na Hotel says it's "modified" the bots so pervs can't exploit the ability to run unsigned code and spy on future guests.

Malicious Bots: Mitigating the Threat
2019-10-07 18:18

Eric Bucher of Sequence Security on the Role of Machine LearningMalicious bot attacks are on the rise. Eric Bucher of Cequence Security describes the role machine learning can play in mitigating...

Masad Spyware Uses Telegram Bots for Command-and-Control
2019-09-27 17:31

The malware harvests data, steals cryptocurrency and drops additional malware, while masquerading as a Fortnite aimbot and more.

Researchers analyzed 16.4 billion requests to see how bots affect e-commerce
2019-09-20 04:30

The sophistication level of bots attacking e-commerce sites is on the rise, with nearly four-fifths (79.2 percent) classified as moderate or sophisticated, up from 75.8 percent in 2018, according...

Whoa, bot wars: As cybercrooks add more AI to their arsenal, the goodies will have to too
2019-09-13 18:40

The future is automated, says Trend Micro bod Infosec techies should prepare to both fend off AI attacks and welcome the technology into their armoury of tools, reckons Trend Micro's director of...

Cybercriminals set sights on bot attacks and mobile apps
2019-09-13 14:30

The past six months have seen a 13% increase in human-initiated cyberattacks. Here's what cybercriminals are targeting.

Bots evolving to better mimic humans during elections
2019-09-09 04:00

Bots or fake accounts enabled by artificial intelligence on social media have evolved and are now better able to copy human behaviors in order to avoid detection, according to USC Information...

Let's recap reCAPTCHA gotcha: Our cunning AI can defeat Google's anti-bot tech, say uni boffins
2019-09-04 18:56

Machine-learning code developed to solve image puzzles just like us netizens Video US-based academics have developed a machine-learning system to beat Google's bot-detecting reCAPTCHA system.…

Attackers use large-scale bots to launch attacks on social media platforms
2019-08-27 04:00

Social media sites have become lucrative targets for criminals looking for quick monetization. More than half of logins (53%) on social media sites are fraudulent and 25% of all new account...