Fake Adobe update really *does* update Flash (while also installing cryptominer)

Online criminals are planting cryptomining code on victims’ Windows computers, using the camouflage of an update to Adobe Flash Player.
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Smashing Security #099: Passwords – A Smashing Security splinter (replay)

Passwords – everything you need to know about how to make them safer, and better secure your online accounts. In this replay of our podcast from February 2017, Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Švajcer discuss the perennial problem of passwords… Continue reading Smashing Security #099: Passwords – A Smashing Security splinter (replay)

Department of Homeland Security and GCHQ back Apple and Amazon’s denials they were hacked by China

The US Department of Homeland Security and UK’s GCHQ have rallied behind the vigorous denials issued by Amazon and Apple, after Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported China had planted malicious computer chips on systems used by the tech giants.
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BEC-as-a-service offers hacked business accounts for as little as $150

New research has revealed that business email compromise is being made easier for any criminal to add to their arsenal. Is your company doing enough to protect itself?
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