New Android Malware Family Highlights Evolving Mobile Threat Capabilities
RedDrop, a new family of malicious software found lurking in dozens of seemingly benign Android applications, is the latest indication of …
Month: February 2018
Unprotected AWS Bucket Exposes 50.4 GB of Financial Giant’s Data
The Cyber Risk Team at Cloud security firm UpGuard has discovered a massive trove of data exposed due to an unprotected Amazon Web Services …
What Comes Next in the CareFirst Data Breach Case?
Now that the Supreme Court has declined to review a case stemming from a 2014 cyberattack on CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, what comes …
Can Blockchain Challenge ‘FANG’ Tech Giants For Control Over Our Data?
We’ve been giving tech giants free rein over our data for far too long. It is genius on their …
IPv6, 5G and Mesh Networks Heightening Law Enforcement Challenges, Says Australian Government
In a submission to the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement’s inquiry into Impact of new and emerging information and communications …
Attackers Using Memcached Servers to Amplify DDoS Attacks
There is a new threat vector for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that is now taking aim at global service providers. Multiple …
You can use a VPN to battle ISP net neutrality abuse
VPN: Why you should hide your IP address on cnet Best VPN services The CNET VPN Directory lists many of the most popular VPN Services …
Off-The-Shelf Hacker: Before ‘Open Source,’ There Was Unix
We all celebrated the 20-year anniversary of open source a couple of weeks ago. No doubt, the concept brought countless opportunities for …
Cyber attackers flood memcached servers with amplified DDoS attacks
Misconfigured memcached servers on internet data center (IDC) networks are being increasingly abused to conduct amplification attacks …
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: PhishMe, Phantom Acquired
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: PhishMe, Phantom Acquired PhishMe Becomes ‘Cofense’ After It’s Purchased; Splunk Buys Phantom Mathew …
How to Turn Off Facebook’s Face Recognition Features
more and more Facebook users started seeing a notification about how the social network uses its facial recognition technology. When …
FTC Settles with Venmo on Security Allegations
The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with Venmo, a PayPal company, regarding allegations that the company misrepresented …