Security News

Empty DDoS Threats Still Net Attackers $100,000 (Threatpost)
2016-04-26 18:43

A group posing as the Armada Collective is threatening businesses with large-scale DDoS attacks without carrying out the attacks. So far, they've been paid more than $100,000.

Verizon DBIR Top Threats: Credential Theft, Phishing and PoS (Threatpost)
2016-04-26 18:16

Most alarming is not what's new in Verizon's 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report, rather what's old and still causing chaos behind corporate firewalls.

Facebook vulnerability allowed access to personal and payment information (Help Net Security)
2016-04-26 17:57

Bitdefender has discovered a significant vulnerability within Facebook which allowed access to any user account through simple social login manipulation. The attacker was able to gain access to...

Presidential primary election apps may expose sensitive data (Help Net Security)
2016-04-26 17:08

Did you know that there are over 1,200 Android apps, both official and unofficial, that help voters keep track of the happenings in the US presidential primary? Better yet, did you know that over...