Security experts have released new password recommendations however, hackers long ago realized that getting into a victim’s email or iCloud doesn’t require keyloggers, zero days, or USBs pre-loaded with malware. Nope, it’s much easier than that, it takes more charm than geek. The world of social engineering is where those looking gain access to protected …
Artificial intelligence (AI) will play a stronger role in the cyber security space in the future and the key purpose is to initially help automate mundane tasks, like prioritising security logs, so that companies can reduce the human time and effort. A rapidly-growing number of logs, metrics and all kind of different indicators open doors …
Security firm Kaspersky Lab says that distributed denial of service attacks—which overwhelm servers with data requests to take them down—are becoming geographically more widespread. Its analysis shows that 86 countries were hit by the attacks in the second quarter of 2017, up from 72 in the first quarter. And it saw some long attacks take …
A security researcher, Marcus Hutchins, 22, a British national who in May stopped an outbreak of the WannaCry ransomware has been arrested and detained after attending the Def Con conference in Las Vegas. A Justice Department spokesperson has confirmed on the phone that his arrest is in relation to his alleged role “in creating and distributing …
The More than $140,000 bitcoin ransom money from the wide WannaCry cyberattack have sat untouched in online accounts but it seems to have been emptied. The digital currency bitcoin has been moved three accounts linked to the ransomware virus that hit hundreds of thousands of computers around the world in May. The person behind the …
It was reported last week that China was clamping down on users who rely on virtual private networks (VPN) to break free of its notorious internet filter. Apple Inc. has now removed some virtual private network applications from its stores in China, a move that could block users ability to bypass a local web firewall …
UK businesses are most likely to pay up following a ransomware attack, new figures have claimed. Research by security firm Malwarebytes found that almost half (49 per cent) of UK businesses would pay ransom following a ransomware attack. Globally, the figure sits somewhat lower, at 42 per cent, according to Malwarebytes’ “Second Annual State of …
Following the outbreak of the Petya-based malware in Ukraine, the author of the original version, Janus, decided to release his master key, probably closing the project. You can read the full story here. Based on the released key, Malwarebytes has prepared a decryptor that is capable of unlocking all the legitimate versions of Petya (read …
The FBI yesterday released a public service announcement (PSA) alerting parents to the dangers potentially imposed by smart toys. Early this year, security researcher Troy Hunt, reported that a series of web-connected, app-enabled toys called CloudPets have been hacked. The manufacturer’s central database was reportedly compromised over several months after stunningly poor security, despite the attempts …
Gandi SAS, a French web hosting company has announced that it suffered a security breach after hackers got hold of the valid login details to one of the company’s technical providers who manage a number of geographic TLDs. The hackers were then able to divert traffic for over 751 domains to a malicious website. Gandi had issued an …