Security News

Cybercriminals continue to target intellectual property, putting brand reputation at risk
2019-05-02 05:15

Despite improvements in combating cybercrime and threats, IT security professionals are still struggling to fully secure their organization and protect against breaches with 61 percent claiming to...

Cybercriminals are becoming more methodical and adaptive
2019-04-26 04:45

Cybercriminals are deviating towards a more focused approach against targets by using better obfuscation techniques and improved social engineering skills as organizations improve in areas such as...

Cybercriminals Using GitHub to Host Phishing Kits
2019-04-25 17:02

Free code repositories on the Microsoft-owned GitHub have been abused since at least mid-2017 to host phishing websites, according to researchers from Proofpoint. read more

WannaCry hero Hutchins now officially a convicted cybercriminal
2019-04-21 15:18

The youngster who spent his own money to protect people from the WannaCry virus has pleaded guilty to malware-related cybercrime charges.

Prepare to foil cybercriminals at SANS Krakow 2019
2019-04-05 09:57

Hackers are raising their game. You need to do the same Promo Organisations can no longer afford to sit back and hope their security measures will protect them from determined and inventive...

ThreatList: Game of Thrones, a Top Malware Conduit for Cybercriminals
2019-04-01 15:40

As Game of Thrones' eighth season gets ready to kick off, a new report says the popular TV show accounted for 17 percent of all infected pirated content in the last year.

As drones fill the skies, cybercriminals won’t be far behind
2019-03-29 13:57

Putting these toys back in the box after a decade of hype isn’t going to be easy, but these researchers are exploring the options.

Cybercriminals Have a Heyday with WinRAR Bug in Fresh Campaigns
2019-03-27 15:26

With new attacks on the Israeli military and social-work educators, exploitation of the 19-year-old flaw shows no signs of slowing down.

Encrypted attacks growing steadily, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting non-standard ports
2019-03-27 06:30

In 2018, SonicWall recorded the decline of cryptojacking, but more ransomware, highly targeted phishing, web application attacks and encrypted attacks. The company’s annual threat report, compiled...

Cybercriminals are increasingly using encryption to conceal and launch attacks
2019-03-26 06:45

In this Help Net Security podcast, Deepen Desai, VP Security Research & Operations at Zscaler, talks about the latest Zscaler Cloud Security Insight Report, which focuses on SSL/TLS based threats....