The recent arrest of a former NSA contractor is just the latest high-profile example. By Michael Kan To learn that your company’s confidential data was stolen — not by any…
Month: October 2016
London cops charge ATM malware hacker
Raiders bagged and tagged. London Police have continued to bag and tag criminals who installed malware in ATMs across the city, with the extradition of a Romanian man to the…
Hack warnings prompt cyber 'security fatigue'
Relentless cybersecurity warnings have given people “security fatigue” that stops them keeping themselves safe, suggests a study. Many ignored warnings they received, found the US National Institute of Standards and…
Yahoo 'scanned emails to help FBI hunt terrorists'
Yahoo scanned its users’ incoming emails for an unusual string of characters that had been linked to a terrorist organisation, according to a fresh report about the matter. The New…
Spotify ads 'launched virus pop-ups'
Spotify says it has fixed a problem in its software that let rogue adverts automatically open virus-infected websites on a victim’s device. The so-called malvertising affected Spotify’s subscription-free service on…
Three-quarters of Firms Hit by DDoS
85% of those hit said they were subject to multiple attacks. Nearly three-quarters of global firms have suffered a DDoS attack over the past 12 months with half losing $100,000…