Security News

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.

Vast phishing campaigns boost global criminal attack footprint (Help Net Security)
2016-10-06 13:00

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) observed a record number of phishing attacks in the second quarter of 2016. APWG observed 466,065 unique phishing websites in Q2. This represents a increase...