Collaborate Disseminate
“To be completely honest, it isn’t economically viable anymore,” says Coinhive.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Coinhive, the in-browser cryptomining service beloved by hackers, is dead
Check out this engaging and entertaining cybersecurity ad that doesn’t include a single hoodie or (even more remarkably) any furtive keyboard typing in a darkened room.
Continue reading A video about cybersecurity threats that doesn’t feature any computers
Online criminals are using the temptation of a new job in a new malware campaign launched via LinkedIn.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Business Insights blog.
Continue reading Businesses warned of malware spread via LinkedIn job offers
If you’re running a company you might like to imagine that all of your staff are happy in their positions, feeling fulfilled by the career opportunities that you have provided to them, and content imagining a future where they will always be… Continue reading Businesses Warned of Malware Spread via LinkedIn Job Offers
Why is Tampa’s mayor tweeting about blowing up the airport? Are hackers trying to connect with you via LinkedIn? And has Maria succeeded in her attempt to survive February without Facebook?
All this and much much more in the latest edition of the “Smas… Continue reading Smashing Security #117: SWATs on a plane
The Maltese Bank of Valetta went down two weeks ago as hackers tried to steal 13 million Euros.
And now its systems have gone down again…
Continue reading Two weeks after hackers tried to steal 13 million euros, Bank of Valetta goes offline again
Arrested as he returned his rental car at Barcelona’s airport, a 33-year-old Russian faces up to five years in jail after admitting to being the mastermind behind the sophisticated NeverQuest banking trojan.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Secur… Continue reading Russian creator of NeverQuest banking trojan pleads guilty in American court
Stanislav Lisov, a 33-year-old Russian national, has admitted in a US court to being the mastermind behind the sophisticated NeverQuest banking trojan. NeverQuest (also known as Vawtrak and Snifula) is a family of trojan horses that have been in circul… Continue reading Russian creator of NeverQuest banking trojan pleads guilty in American court
Owners of Nike’s “smart” sneakers are up in arms that their $350 footwear had been bricked by a faulty Android app update.
Sometimes simple is better than “smart”.
Continue reading Your $350 Nike self-lacing sneakers aren’t as smart as you hoped
Car maker Toyota admitted earlier today that it had suffered what appears to have been a malware attack at its facilities in Melbourne, Australia, which knocked out its website and other communications.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of … Continue reading Toyota Australia driven offline by cyber attack, as heart hospital hit by ransomware