Security News

Facebook faces class action lawsuit over children's online purchases (Naked Security)
2015-03-12 17:36

Facebook must defend itself against a California class action lawsuit that claims payments taken from children violate state laws.

4 things to consider when allowing Macs into your business (Naked Security)
2015-03-12 17:12

Macs are starting to make serious headway into corporate networks but they're bringing new challenges with them. We look at 4 things you'll need to deal with if you're considering allowing Macs in...

Huge IT Slider WordPress plugin opens SQL injection hole (Help Net Security)
2015-03-12 16:30

The 50,000+ active users of the Huge IT Slider WordPress plugin are advised to update to the latest version, as it closes a vulnerability that can be exploited by website administrators and anonymous ...

New crypto-ransomware encrypts video games files (Help Net Security)
2015-03-12 14:42

A new piece of ransomware that (mis)uses the Cryptolocker "brand" has been analyzed by Bromium researchers, and they discovered that aside from the usual assortment of file types that ransomware usual...

"Row hammering" - how to exploit a computer by overworking its memory (Naked Security)
2015-03-12 13:55

By overcooking your computer's memory, you may be able cause data corruption. But can you turn that into a deliberate security exploit? Google's Project Zero researchers say, "Yes!"

CS:GO players targeted with phishing attempt, malware (Help Net Security)
2015-03-12 13:12

Typosquatting is an effective means to trick users into believing they have landed on the legitimate site they wanted to visit, so it's no wonder that it's often used by phishers The latest phishin...