Collaborate Disseminate
Internet-connected cameras around the world are once again being hijacked by malicious hackers in order to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Persirai IoT botnet threatens to hijack over 120,000 IP cameras
Internet-connected cameras around the world are once again being hijacked by malicious hackers in order to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Security researchers at Trend Micro have identified that over 1,000 different models of Internet Protocol (IP) cameras are at risk of being compromised by the threat dubbed Persirai, which gains access to the […]… Read More
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Continue reading Persirai IoT botnet threatens to hijack over 120,000 IP cameras
Gizmodo’s attempt to reveal Donald Trump’s administration ineptitude when it comes to cybersecurity fails to impress. Mac users are warned that the HandBrake DVD-ripping app has been compromised by malware. And will the US Army insist IT security pro… Continue reading Smashing Security #020: Phishing for Donald Trump
Two-step verification makes it much harder for hackers to break their way into email accounts.
Continue reading Game of Thrones actress reveals cast forced to embrace two-step verification, and so should you
You know a security hole is serious if Microsoft issues a patch for it just hours before the company is scheduled to release its regular bundle of Patch Tuesday updates.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Emergency patch released for critical security hole in Microsoft’s malware scanner
Net neutrality. The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are… ‘Featuring Sting’
Continue reading FCC blames DDoS, not net neutrality comedy sketch, for website downtime
It’s the perfect place for the left-leaning urban intellectual to meet the quinoa quiche-eating, open-toed sandal-wearing partner of their dreams.
But now Guardian Soulmates has suffered a security breach.
Continue reading Online daters at Guardian Soulmates targeted with sexually explicit spam after data left exposed
A mirror download server for the popular tool HandBrake video file-transcoding app has been compromised by hackers, who replaced its Mac edition with malware.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Continue reading Malware warning for Mac users, after HandBrake mirror download server hacked
British high street retailer Debenhams has warned that its flower delivery website has been hacked, potentially exposing the passwords and payment card details of 26,000 customers.
Continue reading Debenhams warns flower-buying customers after website hacked for over six weeks
You may well be one of the millions of internet users who received a dangerous email offering to share a Google Docs file with you.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading ‘Google Docs’ worm ransacks Gmail users’ contact lists – what you need to know