Security News

Dual-Use Software Criminal Case Not So Novel (Krebs on Security)
2017-04-04 18:41

"He built a piece of software. That tool was pirated and abused by hackers. Now the feds want him to pay for the computer crooks' crimes." The above snippet is the subhead of a story published...

Cyber criminals targeting healthcare orgs’ FTP servers (Help Net Security)
2017-03-27 21:30

FBI’s Cyber Division has sent out another notification to healthcare organizations, alerting them to the danger of cyber criminals using their FTP servers for various malicious purposes. “The FBI...

FSB Officers, Criminal Hackers Indicted in Yahoo Breach (Threatpost)
2017-03-15 17:32

The Department of Justice indicted four individuals, including two Russian FSB officers, for their roles in the Yahoo breach.

Criminals Monetizing Attacks Against Unpatched WordPress Sites (Threatpost)
2017-02-22 21:46

Sites still vulnerable to a REST API endpoint flaw in WordPress are now being targeted by attackers trying to turn a profit.

Half of Ransomware Victims Pay Criminals’ Demands to Recover Data (Threatpost)
2017-01-26 12:00

A Ponemon Institute report on ransomware revealed 48 percent of businesses surveyed paid a ransom in exchange for getting their data back.