A WordPress plugin that enables websites to create and deploy popups has been discovered to contain flaws that allow hackers to inject malicious JavaScript code into such popups. The bugs,…
Day: March 20, 2020
New Android Cookie-Stealing Malware Found Hijacking Facebook Accounts
A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users’ authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps, including Chrome and…
Half of UK Firms Suffer Basic Cyber-Skills Gaps
The number of UK companies with a basic cybersecurity skills gap has dropped from 2018 but still stands at around half of all businesses, according to a new government study.…
Microsoft takes down global zombie bot network
Microsoft has said it was part of a team that dismantled an international network of zombie bots. The network call Necurs infected over nine million computers and one of the…
How hackers are preying on fears of Covid-19
Security experts say a spike in email scams linked to coronavirus is the worst they have seen in years. Cyber-criminals are targeting individuals as well as industries, including aerospace, transport,…