Security News

Rombertik's disk wiping mechanism is aimed at pirates, not researchers (Help Net Security)
2015-05-18 13:58

Rombertik, the information-stealing malware that was recently analyzed by Cisco researchers and which apparently tries to prevent researchers from doing so by rewriting the computer's Master Boot Reco...

Penn State engineering network is taken offline following two cyberattacks (Help Net Security)
2015-05-18 12:40

The computer network of Pennsylvania State University's College of Engineering has been temporarily disconnected from the Internet in the wake of two "highly sophisticated cyberattacks," Penn State pr...

Rogue GTA 5 mods carry password-stealing malware (Help Net Security)
2015-05-18 11:34

Gamers who choose to play Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) on their PC should be carefull not to install two game mods that have been found to be bundled with malware. According to thread on the GTA foru...

European Internet users urged to protect themselves against Facebook tracking (Help Net Security)
2015-05-18 10:23

In the wake of the revelations about Facebook's tracking of users who do not own a Facebook account, the Belgian Privacy Commission has issued a set of recommendations for both Facebook, website owner...

There’s no security without trust (Help Net Security)
2015-05-18 08:35

Trust. It’s a small word but it conveys a lot. To many it is the cornerstone of security, because without trust there can be no security. To operate securely in the online world, businesses need t...