Security researchers have discovered nine vulnerabilities in a range of internet-connected light bulbs made by Osram. The flaws in the Lightify products could give attackers access to a home wi-fi…
Month: July 2016
This iTunes Email Scam Looks So Authentic It’s Catching People Out
Avoid this email at all costs… By Thomas Tamblyn Apple iTunes users are falling foul of a particularly nasty new wave of scam emails that look and behave just like…
Democrat hack: Who is Guccifer 2.0?
A lone hacker calling themselves Guccifer 2.0 has claimed responsibility for a damaging hacking attack on the US Democratic Party. In that attack, gigabytes of files including emails and other…
Ransomware Dominates 18 Million New Q2 Malware Samples
The figure actually dropped from the 227,000 per day spotted in the previous quarter. By Phil Muncaster Panda Security detected a staggering 18 million new malware samples in the second…
Rival gang leaks decryption keys for Chimera ransomware
The authors of the Petya and Mischa ransomware programs leaked around 3,500 decryption keys for the Chimera ransomware. By Lucian Constantin Aside from the efforts of security researchers and antivirus…
US election: Trump encourages Russia to find Clinton emails
Donald Trump has “actively encouraged” foreign powers to hack his presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her camp says. Mrs Clinton did not hand over 30,000 emails as part of an investigation…