Two popular IoT communications protocols are riddled with vulnerabilities and systemic issues which are exposing countless global organizations to industrial espionage, targeted attacks and DoS, according to Trend Micro. The security…
Month: December 2018
A Hacker Group Has A List Of 35K CFOs To Target
Chief financial officers at some of the world’s biggest banks and mortgage companies are in the crosshairs of a hacker group that compiled a list of 35,000 CFOs that they can…
Russian Ransomware Brokers Scam Victims
Security researchers have discovered cybersecurity scammers in Russia are generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits by falsely claiming to be able to unlock encrypted files. Check Point explained that…
VTech flags tablet flaw after BBC Watchdog probe
Child gadget-maker VTech’s website is promoting a security fix for its flagship tablet, following an investigation by BBC Watchdog Live. The Storio Max – which is called the InnoTab Max…
Cyber security: Hackers step out of the shadows with bigger, bolder attacks
Successful hacking campaigns used to be all about keeping under the radar. But, for some, making a big splash is now more important than lurking in the shadows. Stealth and…
Quora Breach Hits 100 Million Users
Quora has become the latest big-name tech firm to suffer a major data breach, after revealing that personal information on 100 million users may have been compromised. The question-and-answer website said…