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AWS FreeRTOS Bugs Allow Compromise of IoT Devices
2018-10-19 15:24

The bugs let hackers crash IoT devices, leak their information, and completely take them over.

VestaCP users warned about possible server compromise
2018-10-19 11:03

Unknown attackers have compromised the official distribution of the VestaCP hosting control panel solution to harvest server IPs and admin credentials. That information was exploited to install...

Defending Against Business Email Compromise Attacks
2018-10-10 16:33

What can organizations do to thwart business email compromise attacks? In an interview, David Stubley, CEO of the consultancy 7 Elements, outlines several key steps. He'll be a featured speaker at...

Just Answering A Video Call Could Compromise Your WhatsApp Account
2018-10-10 07:33

What if just receiving a video call on WhatsApp could hack your smartphone? This sounds filmy, but Google Project Zero security researcher Natalie Silvanovich found a critical vulnerability in...

945 data breaches led to compromise of 4.5 billion data records in first half of 2018
2018-10-09 05:00

Gemalto released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, a global database of public data breaches, revealing 945 data breaches led to 4.5 billion data records being compromised worldwide...

Malware on SHEIN Servers Compromises Data of 6.4M Customers
2018-09-25 19:33

A data breach targeting women's apparel giant SHEIN occurred between June and August 2018.

Business Email Compromises Fuel Procurement Fraud
2018-09-21 20:03

Allan Stojanovic of the University of Toronto on Fraud-Fighting ChallengesBusiness email compromises have been at the center of a number of procurement fraud scams, says Allan Stojanovic, a...

MageCart Attackers Compromise Cloud Service Firm Feedify
2018-09-15 15:41

Hundreds of e-commerce Sites Impacted by MageCart Compromise of Cloud Service Provider read more

Magecart compromises Feedify to get to hundreds of e-commerce sites
2018-09-13 10:12

Customer engagement service Feedify has been hit by Magecart attackers, who repeatedly modified a script that it serves to a few hundred websites to include payment card skimming code. The current...

Cypaw: launch of risk management and data compromise prevention tool
2018-09-12 01:30

Cypaw is a risk management tool, bringing visibility and control to organisation’s digital footprint while reducing the likelihood of successful phishing attacks. Cyber-attacks remain a daily...