World of Warcraft’s suspected DDoS attacker has been arrested

Blizzard, the developers of World of Warcraft Classic, has revealed that a person suspected of orchestrating a disruptive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against the games’ servers has been arrested.
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15,000 private webcams left open to snooping, no password required

Once again concerns are being raised about the sorry state of IoT security, after a security researcher discovered over 15,000 private webcams that have been left wide open for anyone with an internet connection to spy upon.
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Smashing Security #146: Password secrets and baking brownies

In the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast, hosted by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, Carole has suffered an injury, we journey back in time to one of our earliest episodes to discuss the perils … Continue reading Smashing Security #146: Password secrets and baking brownies

CookieMiner malware targets Macs, steals passwords and SMS messages, mines for cryptocurrency

Security researchers have discovered a new Mac malware threat that appears to be a sophisticated attempt to raid cryptocurrency wallets.
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CookieMiner malware targets Macs, steals passwords and SMS messages, mines for cryptocurrency

Mac users can’t ignore the need to protect their computers from malware with up-to-date anti-virus software and other security tools.
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