Security News

Google Booted 700,000 Bad Apps From Its Marketplace in 2017
2018-01-31 18:53

In 2017 Google removed apps that violated the Google Play policies because they were malicious, purposely copied a more popular app or served up inappropriate content.

Google Play Removes 22 Malicious ‘LightsOut’ Apps From Marketplace
2018-01-05 14:39

Google removed 22 malicious adware apps ranging from flashlights, call recorders to wifi signal boosters that together were downloaded up to 7.5 million times from the Google Play marketplace.

Don't Turn out the Lights on Dark Web Marketplaces (Security Week)
2017-08-17 14:07

We’ve all heard the phrase: “When one door closes, a window opens.” You can bet that as you’re reading this, those engaged in cyber crime on the dark web are looking for that next ‘market place...

Don’t Turn out the Lights on Dark Web Marketplaces (Security Week)
2017-08-17 14:07

We’ve all heard the phrase: “When one door closes, a window opens.” You can bet that as you’re reading this, those engaged in cyber crime on the dark web are looking for that next ‘market place...

Understanding Small-Business Cyber-Insurance Marketplace (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-28 10:03

A look at why the market for cyber insurance among small business struggles leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, how adware evolves into more troubling malware.

Police Seize World's Two Largest Darknet Marketplaces (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-20 17:18

AlphaBay Shutdown Drove Users to Hansa, Where Police Were Already in ControlThe FBI and Europol announced that they've jointly shuttered the world's two biggest darknet marketplaces, AlphaBay and...

Shedding Light on the Darknet Marketplace (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-18 09:33

A discussion on the latest happenings in the darknet marketplace leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, getting to the bottom of Russia's Democratic Party hack could be the...

Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay Offline Following Raids (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-14 12:48

Alleged Operator Found Dead in Bangkok Jail Cell on Eve of US ExtraditionThe world's largest darknet marketplace, AlphaBay, is offline following raids as part of a joint U.S., Canadian and Thai...

Google Removes Two Ztorg Trojans from Play Marketplace (Threatpost)
2017-06-20 13:26

Google removed two apps, Magic Browser, and Noise Detector, that were vehicles for the Ztorg Trojan, Kaspersky Lab said.

The Confusing Marketplace of IT Security Wares (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-09 10:18

A discussion that explores the predicament many information security managers face when deciding which security technologies to buy in a glutted market leads the latest edition of the ISMG...