28% access work emails when connected to Wi-Fi out and about. By Phil Muncaster Yet another survey has highlighted the risks users are exposing themselves and their employers to by…
Month: June 2016
Global terror database World-Check leaked
Thomson Reuters ‘working furiously’ to secure 2.2 million sensitive records. By Darren Pauli The terrorist database used by global banks and intelligence agencies World-Check has reportedly leaked online. The mid-2014…
Bart ransomware shows it can be effective without sophisticated encryption
The new malware program locks user files in password-protected ZIP archives. By Lucian Constantin A new ransomware program making the rounds uses a simple, yet effective technique to make user…
French police hit by security breach as data put online
The personal details of 112,000 French police officers have been uploaded to Google Drive in a security breach just a fortnight after two officers were murdered at their home by…
DDoS Attack Powered by 25,000 CCTV Cameras
By far the largest number of devices themselves (46%) were H.264 DVR units. By Phil Muncaster Security researchers have revealed a unique new DDoS attack launched against a small business,…
US Healthcare records offered for sale online
Three US healthcare organisations are reportedly being held to ransom by a hacker who stole data on hundreds of thousands of patients. The hacker has also put the 650,000 records…