Security News

Sage and Satan Ransomware, Double Trouble (Threatpost)
2017-01-23 16:00

A spam campaign has started spreading Sage ransomware, while a ransomware service known as Satan allows users to customize distribution.

Massive Twitter Botnet Dormant Since 2013 (Threatpost)
2017-01-23 13:52

Researchers from the University College London have found a Twitter botnet of 350,000 bots that has been dormant since shortly after the accounts were registered.

Mozilla’s First Internet Health Report Tackles Security, Privacy (Threatpost)
2017-01-21 14:00

Mozilla released its first Internet Health Report, examining the dangers of over-sharing eroding privacy, and the security of connected devices.

Coalition of Cryptographers, Researchers Urge Guardian to Retract WhatsApp Story (Threatpost)
2017-01-20 20:31

A coalition of researchers and cryptographers are urging the Guardian to retract a story it published last week which suggested the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp contained a backdoor.

Hadoop, CouchDB Next Targets in Wave of Database Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-01-20 19:18

Insecure Hadoop and CouchDB installations are the latest attack targets of cybercriminals who are hijacking and deleting stolen data.

Hack the Army Bounty Pays Out $100,000; 118 Flaws Fixed (Threatpost)
2017-01-20 18:00

The U.S. Army released the results of its Hack the Army bug bounty, and said that close to $100,000 was paid out, and 118 unique and actionable vulnerabilities were reported.

Threatpost News Wrap, January 20, 2017 (Threatpost)
2017-01-20 16:50

Mike Mimoso, Tom Spring, and Chris Brook discuss security-wise what they hope will and won't change under a Trump presidency, then discuss the news of the week, including SHA-1 deprecation,...

The Changing Face of Carbanak (Threatpost)
2017-01-19 20:35

Carbanak has moved away from its exclusive focus on financial services, branching out to attacks against hospitality and retail.

ProtonMail Gets Own Tor-Accessible .Onion Hidden Service (Threatpost)
2017-01-19 19:25

Encrypted email service ProtonMail announced early Thursday that it had added its own Tor hidden service.

Necurs Botnet Limps Back into Action After Lull (Threatpost)
2017-01-19 19:07

Researchers say the Necurs spam botnet is limping back into action with two new campaigns that could be the telltale signs of a future full-scale attack.