Security News

Spying on Citizens with Malware Aimed to Battle Criminals (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-27 10:33

The latest ISMG Security Report leads off with a look at the growing industry of mobile spyware designed exclusively for governments, but often misused to track citizens and activists. Also,...

The Blurred Lines Between Criminals and Nation-States (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-19 15:03

SecureLink's Dreihuis on Why This Trend Spells Cybersecurity TroubleCybercriminals and nation-state threat actors are beginning to act alike - and that's bad news for cybersecurity leaders and...

Criminals are Now Exploiting SS7 Flaws to Hack Smartphone Two-Factor Authentication Systems (Schneier on Security)
2017-05-10 11:50

I've previously written about the serious vulnerabilities in the SS7 phone routing system. Basically, the system doesn't authenticate messages. Now, criminals are using it to hack smartphone-based...

Week in review: Hacking industrial robots, criminals exploit SS7 flaws to empty bank accounts (Help Net Security)
2017-05-08 01:50

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Three cybersecurity threat trends that organizations should address today The cybersecurity landscape grows seemingly...

Not Just Criminals, But Governments Were Also Using MS Word 0-Day Exploit (The Hackers News)
2017-04-13 01:41

Recently we reported about a critical code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word that was being exploited in the wild by cyber criminal groups to distribute malware like Dridex banking trojans...