By Phil Muncaster DDoS attacks rose again in Q2 for the first time in almost a year as the black hats returned to tried-and-tested tools and techniques including PBot, Mirai…
Day: August 23, 2017
Crypto-cash investors duped in funding scam
Cyber-thieves are believed to have stolen about $500,000 (£390,000) in the Ethereum crypto-currency, with an investment scam. The thieves hijacked the website of finance security start-up Enigma and posted messages…
90% of Orgs Record Exploits for Vulnerabilities More than Three Years Old
By Michael Hill A new report from Fortinet has revealed that, in Q2 2017, 90% of organizations recorded exploits for vulnerabilities that were three or more years old. Even after…
Identity theft at epidemic levels, warns Cifas
By Kevin Peachey and Chris Johnston Identity theft is reaching “epidemic levels”, according to a fraud prevention group, with people in their 30s the most targeted group. ID fraudsters obtain…