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Ever used VFEmail? No? Well, chances are you never will now: Hackers wipe servers, backups in 'catastrophic' attack
2019-02-12 18:49

The 'VF' now stands for 'virtually f*cked' A hacker wiped every server and backup of VFEmail this week in a "catastrophic" attack, according to the webmail service.…

Ever used VFEmail? No? Well, chances are you never will: Hackers wipe servers, backups
2019-02-12 18:49

The 'VF' now stands for 'virtually f*cked' Secure email service VFEmail became neither of those things after a hacker managed to wipe nearly every server on the site earlier this week.…

Hackers hit VFEmail, wipe US servers and backups
2019-02-12 15:06

Unknown attackers have breached the servers of VFEmail and have wiped disks on every one of its US-based servers, the email provider has confirmed. At this time, the attacker has formatted all the...

Linux container bug could eat your server from the inside – patch now!
2019-02-12 14:22

Crooks could take over your network thanks to a critical bug in a popular Linux containerisation toolkit... here's what you need to know.

Flaws in Popular RDP Clients Allow Malicious Servers to Reverse Hack PCs
2019-02-05 20:18

You've always been warned not to share remote access to your computer with any untrusted people for many reasons—it's basic cyber security advice, and common sense, right? But what if I say, you...

RDP Servers Can Hack Client Devices: Researchers
2019-02-05 17:33

More than two dozen vulnerabilities have been discovered by security experts in popular implementations of the remote desktop protocol (RDP), including flaws that allow a malicious RDP server to...

New Backdoor Targets Linux Servers
2019-02-05 00:07

A new backdoor is targeting Linux servers in East Asia and Latin America, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted machines, Check Point security researchers say. read more

Why you need to use DMARC and SPF on mail servers to prevent phishing and fraud
2019-02-01 15:36

Open-source, industry standard specifications are available to protect your business, but real-world deployment is still lower than optimal.

Authorities Seize Hacked Server Marketplace
2019-01-28 19:18

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today announced the seizure of xDedic, an underground online marketplace selling access to hacked servers and personally identifiable...

How to authenticate a Linux client with LDAP server
2019-01-23 15:15

With OpenLDAP, you can manage users on a centralized directory server and then configure each desktop to authenticate to that server.