Security News

Investigation reveals large botnet hiding behind Fast Flux technique
2017-10-11 15:01

Fast Flux, a DNS technique first introduced in 2006 and widely associated with the Storm Worm malware variants, can be used by botnets to hide various types of malicious activities – including...

Trojanized CCleaner Investigation: Lucky Break
2017-09-26 10:18

Backup Server Reveals Secondary Malware Hit Intel, VMware, Fujitsu and OthersResearchers investigating the CCleaner malware outbreak have had a lucky break: Attackers' backup server shows that...

Making Forensic Investigations More Fruitful (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-20 16:33

Organizations can take steps in advance to help ensure that forensic investigations into data breaches and cyberattacks are successful, says security expert John "Drew" Hamilton, a professor at...

French Police Seize 6 Tor Relay Servers in WannaCry Investigation (The Hackers News)
2017-06-11 08:51

WannaCry, the biggest ransomware attack in the history, gained prominence very rapidly in the media globally after the ransomware infected more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries within...

Trump Fires FBI Director Over Clinton Probe, Amid Russia Investigation (The Hackers News)
2017-05-10 00:58

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who was leading an investigation into alleged links between Trump and Russia. The...

Fitbit Evidence Used in Murder Investigation (Schneier on Security)
2017-05-02 11:13

Fitbit evidence is cited in an arrest warrant, stating that the device monitored steps by the victim after the suspect claimed she died....

Industry reactions to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report (Help Net Security)
2017-04-28 14:00

Nearly 2,000 breaches were analyzed in this year’s Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report and more than 300 were espionage-related. Here are some of the comments Help Net Security received...