While 47 percent of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, only 35 percent of them took action following a cyber security incident to mitigate…
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Olympic Destroyer Malware is Back to Wreak Havoc
Phil Muncaster The notorious Olympic Destroyer malware which disrupted the last Winter Games has resurfaced, targeting several countries in Europe as well as Russia and Ukraine, according to Kaspersky Lab.…
Hackers Steal $31m+ From South Korean Crypto-Exchange
Phil Muncaster South Korean exchange Bithumb has been targeted by hackers for the second time in a year, this time losing over $31m in cryptocurrency. A notice from the firm,…
Hot new application for blockchain: How does botnet control sound?
It could happen, warns researcher By John Leyden BSides Tel Aviv Blockchain technologies might be abused to create a takedown-resistant infrastructure for botnets. During a presentation at BSides Tel Aviv…
GCHQ to investigate Dixons Carphone personal data breach
The UK’s intelligence and security organisation, GCHQ, has launched an investigation into a personal data breach which affected almost 6m Dixons Carphone customers. The incident involved hackers gaining unauthorised access…
NCC Group: Majority of Our Reported Flaws Have Not Been Fixed
Phil Muncaster A leading cybersecurity firm has claimed that only around a quarter of the vulnerabilities found and reported to vendors by its researchers get resolved. NCC Group analyzed nine…