Security News

Here's why 81% of security pros believe their company will be hacked this year
2018-04-17 12:30

An ISACA report has found that security budgets are increasing, but the cybersecurity skills gap remains.

Casino Gets Hacked Through Its Internet-Connected Fish Tank Thermometer
2018-04-16 10:18

Internet-connected technology, also known as the Internet of Things (IoT), is now part of daily life, with smart assistants like Siri and Alexa to cars, watches, toasters, fridges, thermostats,...

Week in review: Emergency alert systems easily hacked, the cost of GDPR compliance
2018-04-16 01:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: One in 10 C-level execs say GDPR will cost them over $1 million Companies are taking the new General Data Protection...

Where's my free monitoring service, One Plus? – hacked-off customers
2018-04-12 11:39

Two months since 40k punters had payment card deets nicked “We have been working with partners across the world and activated credit monitoring across a number of countries. We’re working to...

Warning: Your Windows PC Can Get Hacked by Just Visiting a Site
2018-04-10 21:48

Can you get hacked just by clicking on a malicious link or opening a website? — YES. Microsoft has just released its April month's Patch Tuesday security updates, which addresses multiple critical...

200,000 Cisco Network Switches Reportedly Hacked
2018-04-09 18:15

What Remediation Steps Should Be Taken?Over 200,000 Cisco networks switches worldwide reportedly were hacked Friday, apparently affecting critical infrastructure of large internet service...

Cisco Switches in Iran, Russia Hacked in Apparent Pro-US Attack
2018-04-09 05:36

A significant number of Cisco switches located in Iran and Russia have been hijacked in what appears to be a hacktivist campaign conducted in protest of election-related hacking. However, it’s...

Hacked Magento Sites Steal Card Data, Spread Malware
2018-04-03 15:37

Cybercriminals are targeting websites running the Magento platform to inject them with code that can steal credit card data and infect visitors with malware, Flashpoint reports. The open-source...

Bot-ched security: Chat system hacked to slurp hundreds of thousands of Delta Air Lines, Sears customers' bank cards
2018-04-01 00:00

Hi! How may we pwn you today? Hackers are feared to have swiped sensitive personal information held by two of the best known companies in the US – after malware infected a customer support software maker.…

Buggy Verge crypto-cash gets hacked, devs go fork themselves, hard
2018-04-01 00:00

Alt-currency's value tumbles amid malicious mining mishaps The Verge cryptocurrency has seen its value drop by 25 per cent after hackers exploiting a bug in the alt-coin's software forced its...