Security News

Most users limit personal info on social media due to hacking fears (Help Net Security)
2016-04-28 13:41

Only 10 percent of internet-using adults in America used at least one social networking site in 2005. More than a decade later that number has grown exponentially, with 84 percent of U.S. adults...

The economics of hacking: Change your thinking (Help Net Security)
2016-04-26 13:30

If you saw the film Wall Street, you undoubtedly recall the iconic character Gordon Gekko famously stating, “what’s worth doing is worth doing for money.” This perspective is increasingly making...

Android Ransomware Attacks Using Towelroot, Hacking Team Exploits (Threatpost)
2016-04-25 19:36

Drive-by exploits install ransomware on outdated Android devices using a stolen Hacking Team exploit and the first weaponized Towelroot attack.

Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2015 (Help Net Security)
2016-04-25 14:00

Now in its tenth year, the Top 10 List of Web Hacking Techniques takes a step back from the implications of an attack to understand how they happen. The list is chosen by the security research...

Week in review: Opera’s VPN is just a proxy, GDPR compliance, hacking traffic sensors (Help Net Security)
2016-04-25 12:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Hacking Team hacker explains how he did it In a Pastebin post, he shared that he exploited a zero-day vulnerability in...