Cryptomining replaces ransomware as 2018’s top cybersecurity threat
Cryptomining has taken ransomware’s place as the top cybersecurity threat in 2018, according to Webroot’s Mid-Year Threat Report Update. Focusing […]
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The Newest Password Technology Is Making Your Phone Easier for Police to Search
For the first time, police have compelled a suspect to unlock his phone using Face ID. The case reveals an […]
Google Plus Will Be Shut Down After User Information Was Exposed
Google did not notify authorities of the vulnerabilities in Google Plus, which exposed the data of up to 500,000 users. Google […]
The user is the new security perimeter: let’s put them at the heart of our strategy
Unstructured data is the hackers’ new ‘black’ As modern working practices continue to develop and evolve, so technology and the […]
Thousands of WordPress sites backdoored with malicious code
Thousands of WordPress sites have been hacked and compromised with malicious code this month, according to security researchers at Sucuri […]
A Recent Startup Breach Included Billions of Data Points
Sales intelligence firm Apollo left a “staggering amount” of data exposed online, including 125 million email addresses and nine billion […]
China reportedly infiltrated Apple and other US companies using ‘spy’ chips on servers
U.S-based server motherboard specialist Supermicro was compromised in China where government-affiliated groups are alleged to have infiltrated its supply chain […]
Finland parliament weakens constitutional privacy right to pass security law
Finland’s parliament voted on Wednesday to add new exceptions to a clause in the constitution that guarantees the right to […]
French police officer caught selling confidential police data on the dark web
A French police officer has been charged and arrested last week for selling confidential data on the dark web in […]
The 6 most popular cyberattack methods hackers use to attack your business
Cyberattacks show no sign of slowing down this year, according to a Wednesday report from Positive Technologies. Q2 2018 saw […]
Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk
Ten years ago, the social network introduced a password system that connected it to a broad swath of the internet. […]
The Facebook hack could be Europe’s first big online privacy battle
In a massive breach more than 50 million Facebook accounts has been compromised using a series of unpublished vulnerabilities to […]