October 27, 2016
Via: Hot for SecurityCybercrime has turned the financial sector into a top target. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has issued an advisory asking financial institutions to release details on cyberattacks to build better […]
October 26, 2016
Via: Threat PostNew research on the source of Friday’s DDoS attack against DNS provider Dyn indicates that script kiddies are likely responsible, rather than a politically motivated actor. Researchers at Flashpoint dismissed numerous claims of responsibility that separately linked the attack to […]
September 22, 2016
Via: Security WeekApple on Tuesday released the final version of macOS Sierra 10.12 as a free update and announced that no less than 65 security vulnerabilities were addressed in this operating system version. Plagued by 16 flaws, the “apache_mod_php” module responsible for […]
July 14, 2016
Via: The HillGuccifer 2.0, the hacker who breached the Democratic National Committee, has released a cache of purported DNC documents to The Hill in an effort to refocus attention on the hack. The documents include more than 11,000 names matched with some […]
Malware, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
July 7, 2016
Via: The HillThe next release of Android’s operating system, code-named Nougat, will prevent malware from locking users’ screens, a Symantec researcher wrote on a corporate blog. Ransomware, a type of application that extorts victims by locking up data or devices, often works […]
January 21, 2016
Via: Security WeekApple has released a series of updates for the iOS and OS X platforms, aimed at resolving a series of security vulnerabilities in both products. Published on Tuesday, the security advisory for the iOS update reveals a set of 13 patches […]
October 19, 2015
Via: vulnerabilities#oracle puts out four #critical patch updates per year and the final one of 2015 – scheduled for #release on Oct. 20 – contains 153 security fixes across hundreds of Oracle products, according to a pre-release announcement. Perhaps the biggest […]
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