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Attacking a high-value network can be as easy and cheap as going underground and making a simple purchase. (Photo: Pixabay)

Organisations vulnerable to cheap RDP attacks: Report

In the wrong hands, RDP can be used to devastating effect.

16 Jul 2018 2:26 PM

Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. Putin said it’s important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account interests of all nations. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin urges closer international cybersecurity cooperation

Putin says it’s important to develop common cybersecurity standards that take into account the interests of all nations.

08 Jul 2018 12:00 PM

The team reported that 12 of the selected apps were conducting ‘unexpected media transmissions.” (Representative Image)

Your Android smartphone could be scretly taking screenshots: Report

Researchers have discovered several Android apps on the PlayStore to secretly transmit data to third-party services.

05 Jul 2018 5:00 PM

These fake apps do a great job at seeming convincing, as many use the same images and loading screens found in the iOS app.

Beware gamers, 'Fortnite' scam going on Android

, crooks are advertising “leaked” versions of Epic Games’ Fortnite — by releasing YouTube videos with fake links

29 Jun 2018 3:03 PM

Adding passive exploitation to portolio of ransomware extortion, data breach theft, and fraud. (Representative Image)

Criminals “infect and collect” in cryptocurrency mining surge: Report

Cryptocurrency mining and cryptojacking offer cybercriminals lower risk, higher efficacy and ease of monetisation of efforts.

28 Jun 2018 9:02 PM

However, more than half are struggling with too many vendors and not enough skilled security personnel to implement. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cybersecurity professionals face challenges on the path to automation

70 per cent of respondents say automation is very important for a successful security posture.

28 Jun 2018 8:13 PM

The industry did not really need a study to determine this, but some validation is always welcome to hopefully make enterprises more security-conscious.

Loopholes in cloud security exposed online 50 per cent of corporate databases

Cryptojacking incidents have grown by 8 per cent in Q2 2018, with 25 per cent of companies reporting this type of attack.

21 Jun 2018 8:41 PM

The alleged cyber attacks come as Beijing increases diplomatic and economic pressure on the self-ruled island, which China claims as its own and considers a wayward province.

Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan govt becoming harder to detect

Hackers are increasingly using online platforms such as search engines to break into systems.

15 Jun 2018 7:18 PM

The fraudsters send emails that appear to be from trusted corporate executives or vendors, which instruct targeted employees to wire funds to accounts controlled by criminals. (Representational Image)

FBI says 74 arrested in global crackdown on email fraud

The cases involve a growing type of fraud known as “business email compromise” that targets employees with access to corporate finances.

13 Jun 2018 11:37 AM

The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on five Russian firms and three executives from one of them under legislation passed last year and an executive order aimed at punishing efforts to hack into US computer systems.

US hits Russian firms with sanctions, citing cyberattacks

The Trump administration slapped sanctions on several Russian companies and businessmen.

12 Jun 2018 4:48 PM

Australia has established a security task force to guard against cyber attacks.

Australia forms task force to guard elections from cyber attacks

The Group of Seven leaders meeting in Canada were expected to endorse measures to protect elections against foreign interference.

10 Jun 2018 10:46 AM

The attack range has now been extended, supporting 27 languages in all, including Polish, German, Hindi, Arabic, Bulgarian and Russian.

Roaming Mantis goes global, adds crypto-mining

Roaming Mantis is designed mainly to steal user information and to provide attackers with full control over the compromised device

30 May 2018 12:11 PM

Infections were detected in more than 50 countries, though the primary target for further actions was probably Ukraine, the site of many recent infections and a longtime cyberwarfare battleground. (Photo: Pixabay)

FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers

FBI has urged the owners of many routers to turn them off and on again and download updates from the manufacturer to protect themselves.

26 May 2018 2:44 PM

These findings show that even if pet trackers are not widely used for cybercrime today, they could be on a par with other connected devices in the future. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pet trackers have more ‘bite’ than animal lovers realise, says Report

Trackers are used by pet owners to monitor the safety of their pets, and to track where their pets go unsupervised.

25 May 2018 8:20 PM

Fake Facebook sites account for 60 per cent of social network phishing in 2018

In Q1 2018, Facebook also led the social network phishing category, followed by VK — a Russian online social networking service.

25 May 2018 11:15 AM

US seeks to take control of infected routers from hackers

A federal judge in Pennsylvania gave the FBI permission to seize an internet domain that authorities charge a Russian hacking group.

24 May 2018 8:47 AM

The password data was stored in plain text, which makes it easy for anyone with malicious intentions in the world to hack into someone’s account and steal all information. (Representative Image: Pexels)

Teen tracking app found to leak passwords, email IDs

The TeenSafe app on the App Store has been found to expose thousands of email IDs and passwords.

21 May 2018 9:40 PM

‘EternalBlue’ is the deadliest exploit leaked by hacking group known as Shadow Brokers in April last year. (Photo: Pixabay)

EternalBlue still popular among cybercriminals in 2018: Report

The threat actor has over 18 million hits of ransomware and cryptomining campaigns in 2017-2018.

10 May 2018 1:51 PM

After detailed forensic analysis of SiliVaccine’s engine files — the software component that provides the core file scanning capability of the anti-virus — the research team discovered exact matches of SiliVaccine and large chunks of 10+-year-old anti-virus engine code belonging to Trend Micro.

Meet SiliVaccine: North Korea’s deadly antivirus

This revealing exploration into SiliVaccine may well raise suspicions of authenticity and motives of IT security products and operations.

08 May 2018 5:23 PM

This collaborative analysis suggested an evolution of IoT botnets, from a nearly exclusive use case of launching DDoS attacks to more sophisticated activities such as ransomware distribution and crypto-mining. (Photo: Pixabay)

Importance of information sharing in battle against cyber threats

Layered analysis of cyber data, including DNS queries, leads to stronger protection against DDoS, malware, and botnet attacks.

30 Apr 2018 2:41 PM

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