New Flaws in Antivirus Software Could Make Computers More Vulnerable
Cybersecurity researchers today disclosed details of security vulnerabilities found in popular antivirus solutions that could enable attackers to elevate…
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2 North American hospitality merchants hacked in May & June
In a security alert published on Thursday, US payments processor Visa revealed that two North American hospitality merchants were hacked and had their…
Russian Hacker Sentence 7 Years for Hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox
A Russian hacker who was found guilty of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring over 8 years ago has finally been sentenced to 7 years in United States…
Critical Flaws in Popular Industrial Remote Access Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have found critical security flaws in two popular industrial remote access systems that can be exploited to ban access to…
Microsoft says ransomware is fastest growing scam attempt
In a new report on “digital defense,” Microsoft says it blocked over 13 billion malicious and suspicious emails in the last year, and more than 1 billion of…
Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain’s US facilities
A computer outage at a major hospital chain thrust healthcare facilities across the U.S. into chaos Monday, with treatment impeded as doctors and nurses…
Recent email scams to watch out for if you’re working from home
Cybercriminals have been targeting at-home workers with fake emails that look like they’re from Microsoft and Salesforce, says ESET Ireland.…
Hacked software provider acknowledges ransomware attack
A major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments acknowledged Friday it was hit by a ransomware attack two days after telling…
Microsoft Windows XP Source Code Reportedly Leaked Online
Microsoft’s long-lived operating system Windows XP that still powers over 1% of all laptops and desktop computers worldwide has had its source code leaked…
British Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years for Blackmailing U.S.Companies
A UK man who threatened to publicly release stolen confidential information unless the victims agreed to fulfill his digital extortion demands has finally…