Beware of that accident scam call or text: losing money isn't the only risk.
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2015/04/30
Smart technology could give hackers key to the city | foodonia
The adoption of smart technology to power city services could leave urban areas "wide open" to being hacked on a mass scale, says a cybersecurity expert.
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IDS, Firewall and Antivirus: what you need to have installed? | foodonia
What's the difference between IDS, firewalls and antivirus? This guide should explain how they complement each other in a balanced security setup.
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Hand implant chip lets hacker attack Android phones via NFC | foodonia
A security expert has had a computer chip designed for tracking cows implanted into his hand by an 'unlicensed amateur' to hack phones from underneath the skin, reports Gizmodo.
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Interop: interconnecting everything post-PC | foodonia
Reporting from Interop 2015, Las Vegas, where it's all about the connectivity and the massive leaps forward in network capacity and speed, but security concerns are also in the mix.
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2015/04/29
Unboxing Linux/Mumblehard: Muttering spam from your servers | foodonia
Today, ESET researchers reveal a family of Linux malware that stayed under the radar for more than 5 years. We have named this family Linux/Mumblehard. A white paper about this threat is available for download on WeLiveSecuriy.
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Macro malware attacks on the rise, says Microsoft | foodonia
Macro-malware attacks are on the rise, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom, Microsoft has reported in a blog post.
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2015/04/28
OFAC! An acronym that cybersecurity professionals need to know | foodonia
Heads up! the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury will soon be enforcing economic and trade sanctions against individuals and groups outside the United States that use cyber attacks to threaten U.S. foreign policy, national security or economic stability.
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The curious case of the ex-hacker “banned from the internet” | foodonia
What kind of punishment best fits a convicted hacker? Jail time for serious computer crimes is almost a certainty, but for one ex-hacker, Higinio Ochoa, the terms of his parole also include being "banned from the internet".
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Zero-day lets hackers hijack WordPress through rogue comments | foodonia
A vulnerability in the WordPress blogging platform has been uncovered which allows hackers to hijack websites with a comment containing malicious JavaScript, The Hill reveals.
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2015/04/27
WattsUpDoc: US hospitals trial AC power probes to treat medical malware | foodonia
Two major hospitals in the United States are trialling a new system for detecting malware on medical devices, using probes that monitor AC power consumption to detect infections.
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Thirty Meter Telescope website falls over in hacktivist DDoS attack | foodonia
Hacktivists have launched a distributed denial-of-service attack against the website of TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope), which is planned to be the Northern hemisphere's largest, most advanced optical telescope.
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2015/04/25
RSA Conference 2015: too much technology and not enough people? | foodonia
Major themes of the 2015 RSA Conference: the degree to which the deployment of digital devices is outpacing our ability to deploy humans with the the necessary skills and knowledge needed to secure data and systems.
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2015/04/24
Point-of-Sale vendor has used the same admin password for 25 years | foodonia
A major vendor of point-of-sale terminals has not changed the default passwords used on its devices in a quarter of a century, researchers have revealed at RSA 2015.
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Hack on the track: Signaling flaw leaves UK trains vulnerable | foodonia
UK train services could be vulnerable to being hacked, hijacked and crashed, due to the trial of new digital signaling system designed to make lines safer.
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RSA 2015, the year security goes mainstream | foodonia
What were the major themes of RSA 2015? Cameron Camp gives his verdict
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2015/04/23
Hacker could serve longer jail sentence than the rapists he exposed | foodonia
A 26-year-old hacker who helped expose the rape of a teenage girl could spend five times longer in jail than the perpetrators he outed.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 could be open to fingerprint theft | foodonia
The Samsung Galaxy S5 and other 'unnamed Android devices' are vulnerable to having the fingerprints they use for authentication cloned by hackers, reports Gizmodo.
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Ransomware: Should you pay the cybercriminals? | foodonia
If your files are encrypted by ransomware, should you pay the ransom? We examine the options...
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2015/04/22
Hackers spy on Kansas family through unsecured baby monitor | foodonia
A Kansas family are the latest victims of a hacked nanny cam, after noticing the device purchased to monitor their three-month-old baby was also monitoring them.
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Canada commits $36.4 million to cybersecurity measures in 2015 budget | foodonia
The Conservatives' 2015-16 federal budget sees some investment in security, with $36.4 million promised over five years to address cybersecurity threats.
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2015/04/21
The dirty secrets of webcam-hacking peeping toms and sextortionists | foodonia
Virtually every computer sold today comes with a dirty little secret. It can spy on you. Learn more, and how to protect yourself.
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New malware ‘Punkey’ detected in new point-of-sale attack | foodonia
A new advanced malware program targeting point-of-sale terminals is putting customer credit card details at risk, following a number of similar attacks already this year.
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1,500 iOS apps open to simple man-in-the-middle attacks | foodonia
Around 1,500 apps for iPhone and iPad contain an HTTPS vulnerability making it 'trivial' for hackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks to steal passwords, bank details and other private information.
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2015/04/20
Australian infosec body lobbies for mandatory security baseline | foodonia
Australia's infosec industry is lobbying for a mandatory security baseline to ensure basic IT standards are met across the country, with penalties issued to those that don't comply.
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Target agrees to $19 million data breach settlement with MasterCard | foodonia
Target has ended its dispute with MasterCard over the retail giant's 2013 data breach by agreeing to a $19 million reimbursement to issuers.
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2015/04/17
Emails and documents leaked during Sony hack released by WikiLeaks | foodonia
Hundreds and thousands of documents and emails breached during last Christmas' cyberattack on Sony Pictures have been published on WikiLeaks, reports the BBC.
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Minecraft exploit makes it “easy” for hackers to crash servers | foodonia
A security researcher has posted a Minecraft flaw that makes it "easy" for hackers to crash the game's servers.
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Will people always ignore security warnings? | foodonia
How much of people's willingness to ignore security warnings is down to their brains?
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2015/04/16
Hackers could control planes over in-flight Wi-Fi, warns US government | foodonia
Planes offering in-flight Wi-Fi are vulnerable to being hacked and controlled by onboard passengers, a US government watchdog has warned.
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Data breach bill passes House committee despite concerns | foodonia
The Data Security and Breach Notification Act has passed The House Energy and Commerce Committee by a vote of 29-22, reports The Hill.
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2015/04/15
Healthcare security shows little sign of improvement, finds Verizon report | foodonia
Security in the healthcare sector has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months, and a new report has found that the industry is showing little sign of cleaning up its act.
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How secure is your smartwatch? | foodonia
Last week’s Apple Watch launch has put the spotlight back on the ‘smart’ inter-connected watches that are expected to change how we interact with each other and the internet. But how secure are they?
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Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive | foodonia
A lawyer in Arkansas is claiming that police planted three different pieces of malware on an external hard drive in a controversial whistleblower case against the police force, reports 5 News Online.
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2015/04/14
Four Mortal Kombat moves cybercriminals use to attack your security | foodonia
Some of the tricks employed by the characters in the Mortal Kombat series aren't a million miles away from those deployed by cybercriminals...
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Dutch government to launch Global Forum on Cyber Expertise | foodonia
The Dutch government is to launch the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, with the intention of capacity building in the fields of cybersecurity, cybercrime, data regulation and e-development.
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Tech Support Scammers with Teeth | foodonia
Some support scammers and their assassination threats may seem dumb, but they're no joke.They can cause serious damage as we discuss it in this article.
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2015/04/13
Australian government issues warning over ‘ISIS hacks’ | foodonia
Australia's federal government has issued a warning over the spate of recent website hacks claiming to have links with extremist group ISIS.
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USB Type-C: Could new laptop ports be a malware entry point? | foodonia
USB Type-C will both charge your laptop battery and offer fast data transfer speeds, but what does this mean for security?
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2015/04/10
Vulnerability in common hotel routers threatens guest devices | foodonia
A vulnerability in the Wi-Fi routers used in hundreds of hotels across the world has been uncovered by security researchers, Wired reports.
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National Power Grid suffers frequent cyberattacks, says report | foodonia
The US national power grid is subject to physical or online attacks around once every four days, a report by USA Today reveals.
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2015/04/09
Your identity has already been stolen, ‘Catch Me If You Can’ subject warns US citizens | foodonia
The reformed conman that the 2002 film 'Catch Me If You Can' is based on has told The Times that anyone living in the US or UK has already had their identity stolen.
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Google pulls Chrome screenshot extension, after it leaks personal data | foodonia
A Chrome extension designed for taking and annotating screenshots has been found to be leaking sensitive data from its 1.2 million users.
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ESET Research: Operation Buhtrap | foodonia
The Operation Buhtrap campaign targets a wide range of Russian banks, used several different code signing certificates and implements evasive methods to avoid detection.
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2015/04/08
Hackers hide malware in fake game pages hosted on Steam | foodonia
Gamers downloading from Steam should beware of fake game pages, after a spate of clone titles were found on the service hiding harmful malware.
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One hacker per month convicted under UK Computer Misuse Act | foodonia
The Computer Misuse Act has resulted in an average of just one criminal conviction per month for the past 23 years, according to UK Home Office ministers.
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Waski downloader spreads banker Trojan targeting users worldwide | foodonia
If you have recently received an unexpected email with a ZIP file attached, it could be a threat attempting to steal your banking login credentials. Its name is Waski and is detected by ESET as Win32/TrojanDownloader.Waski.
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Kendall Jenner has her Twitter hacked, and rude things are said about Justin Bieber | foodonia
Twitter hackers hit the account of TV reality star Kendall Jenner, posting tweets about her father and Justin Bieber. Kendall Jenner is the latest member of the Kardashian Klan to have suffered at the hands of hackers.
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2015/04/07
Hacked nanny cam plays mysterious music to sleeping baby | foodonia
A Minnesota family was the victim of a hacked nanny cam last week, as they learnt that the monitor they used to check on their baby was being watched and controlled by strangers overseas.
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Linux Australia conference database hit by hackers | foodonia
Organizers of the Linux Australia conference have revealed that personal data of delegates may have been exposed after a hacker was able to gain access to a server, reports Security Affairs.
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