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Forgot Password? Man-in-the-Middle Attack Can Perform a Password Reset, Researchers Warn

Many high-profile online services are vulnerable to a new type of attack that could enable fraudsters to intercept password reset requests.

17 hours ago

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Depending on who you ask, the Fireball malware infected somewhere between 40 and 250 million Windows devices. The...

Fireball Malware: Ticking Time Bomb or All Hot Air?

18 hours ago

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Attackers could exploit a vulnerability known as the Stack Clash bug to gain full root privileges, according to...

Stack Clash Bug Could Compromise Linux and Unix Defenses

5 days ago

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The protocol targets PCs with SMB vulnerabilities and runs a Monero cryptocurrency miner. Its infection rate peaked in...

Cryptocurrency Miner Digging Into PCs Based On NSA Exploit

5 days ago

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The OTA "Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll" graded more than 1,000 consumer-facing firms on website security and found...

Website Security ‘Honor Roll’ Shows Firms Still Need to Work on...

5 days ago

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With its study of over 30 types of devices, U.K. security firm Pen Test Partners concluded that DVRs remain a major IoT...

DVRs Prove IoT Malware Is Still Dangerous

6 days ago

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A security researcher discovered how to create malicious Apache modules, giving cyberattackers a new way to tap into...

Hidden PHP Rootkits Unearthed, Putting Apache Modules at Risk

Jun 20, 2017

The all-new IBM i2 QRadar Offense Investigator makes it easier for cyberanalysts to gather and pinpoint data trends...

IBM i2 QRadar Offense Investigator: The New i2 Cyber Threat Hunting App

Jun 20, 2017

This week, IBM opened its refurbished and expanded X-Force Command Center in Wroclaw, Poland, to help clients manage...

Welcome to the New European X-Force Command Center in Wroclaw, Poland

Jun 19, 2017

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Protiviti's "2017 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey" revealed that companies are dedicating more resources to SOX...

SOX Compliance Is an Ongoing Process

Jun 16, 2017