Security News

$175 Million in Monero Mined via Malicious Programs: Report
2018-06-12 15:13

The popularity of crypto-currency malware has been skyrocketing over the past year, and the segment appears to have been highly lucrative for cybercriminals, a new Palo Alto Networks report...

Report: Chinese Hackers Siphon Off ‘Massive’ Amounts of Undersea Military Data
2018-06-11 15:02

The stolen data included "secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines by 2020," American officials said.

Security execs must prep for post-Brexit cyber challenges – report
2018-06-11 08:27

Time to start planning now, people! Chief information security officers (CISOs) must prepare for the ending of intel and law enforcement agreements with the EU post-Brexit, a report from Forrester...

Chinese Government Hackers Steal Trove of U.S. Navy Data: Report
2018-06-08 21:51

Chinese government hackers have stolen a massive trove of sensitive information from a US Navy contractor, including secret plans to develop a new type of submarine-launched anti-ship missile, the...

Drupal Refutes Reports of 115,000 Sites Still Affected by Drupalgeddon2
2018-06-08 05:23

The Drupal Security Team has refuted reports that at least 115,000 websites are still vulnerable to Drupalgeddon2 attacks, arguing that the methodology used by the researcher who announced that...

SaaSy HR outfit PageUp reports ‘unauthorised activity’ and data breach
2018-06-06 01:17

Giant supermarket chain used it and warns job-seekers from last 18 months to worry SaaS HR platform PageUp has revealed “unusual activity on its IT infrastructure” and “revealed that we have some...

RSA Fraud Report: Newsjacking-Based Phishing on the Rise
2018-06-05 19:48

Angel Grant Analyzes Findings, Which Also Show a Surge in Mobile App FraudRSA's most recent Quarterly Fraud Report shows that "newsjacking" is increasingly empowering phishing attacks, says Angel...

Report: Nearly half of all enterprises were hacked in the last 12 months
2018-06-05 19:23

The survey found that organizations that did report a breach in the last year had been hacked an average of 30 times.

Brit bank TSB facepalms at critical mass as users report receiving letters meant for other people
2018-06-01 15:43

Plus: SIM-swapping scam costs customer thousands TSB customers have reported receiving letters from the bank containing other people's details in the embattled firm's latest cock-up.…

Unusual Breach Report by Humana Shines Light on Fraud Prevention
2018-05-29 10:33

Use of Analytics Apparently Helped to Prevent Fraud, Warn VictimsAn unusual breach notification issued by health insurer Humana shows how some organizations are identifying anomalous behaviors of...