Security News

Feds subpoena Reddit for info on DarknetMarkets subreddit users (Help Net Security)
2015-04-01 13:32

A US Immigrations and Customs Agency (ICE) special agent has recently issued a subpoena to popular social news site Reddit, asking them to share the information they might have on five users that have...

WordPress sites compromised to redirect to Pirate Bay clone, exploit kit (Help Net Security)
2015-04-01 12:16

Malwarebytes researchers have spotted another malware delivery campaign that uses compromised WordPress sites to redirect users to a page hosting an exploit kit. The total number of compromised sit...

The Eighth Movie-Plot Threat Contest (Schneier on Security)
2015-04-01 11:33

It's April 1, and time for another Movie-Plot Threat Contest. This year, the theme is Crypto Wars II. Strong encryption is evil, because it prevents the police from solving crimes. (No, really --...

Malware posing as MyTeamVoice app spread via Steam chat (Help Net Security)
2015-04-01 11:05

Scammers are once again misusing the gaming platfrom Steam's chat feature to spread malware, Malwarebytes warns. They send gamers a message with a link to a page (at myteamvoxing[DOT]com/en/home/in...

Firefox 37 enhances security (Help Net Security)
2015-04-01 11:01

Mozilla has released Firefox 37.0. This update includes security fixes for four critical, two high, five moderate and one low impact vulnerability. Among the new and changed features that enhance s...

I don’t need friends, I have followers (Help Net Security)
2015-04-01 07:05

Admittedly, I didn’t really mean to utter those words but found them coming out of my mouth nonetheless. Well what else do you say when an eight year old ridicules you because they have more friends? ...

Consumers would sell personal information for a price (Help Net Security)
2015-04-01 07:00

Consumers crave privacy, but do not typically alter actions to protect themselves, according to a global study conducted by the Ponemon Institute. A slight majority of consumers believe the benef...

Cyber threat intelligence: Perception and use (Help Net Security)
2015-04-01 06:59

Most companies believe threat intelligence is essential for a well-rounded cybersecurity defense and has proven effective in stopping security incidents, according to a survey by Webroot and the Ponem...