February 2, 2015 Facebook Trojan Uses Porn, Phony Flash Update to Infect Millions 2 min read - Cybercriminals are using a porn video to tag victims in Facebook posts to fool them into downloading a phony Flash update and spread a malicious Trojan.
January 29, 2015 Google Says Patching Older Android WebView Versions Too Difficult 3 min read - According to Google, patching older Android WebView versions is too difficult because of the sheer amount of code involved in such patches.
January 29, 2015 Wire Payment Scam Uses Email, Phone Calls to Dupe Victims, Authorities Warn 2 min read - A wire payment scam that has surfaced in 45 countries and led to an estimated loss of $215 million so far has prompted warnings from the FBI and IC3.
January 28, 2015 Why Cybersecurity Is Not a Hopeless Cause < 1 min read - Cybersecurity is not a hopeless cause, according to a recent article in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs by IBM Security GM Brendan Hannigan.
January 28, 2015 FBI Warns Ransomware Issue Needs Widespread Public Attention 2 min read - The FBI says ransomware is targeting consumers and businesses and spreading via pop-up windows on websites instead of just email spam.
January 28, 2015 Cybercriminals Threaten Data Dump From Hacked Malaysia Airlines Website 3 min read - Cybercriminals belonging to Lizard Squad have threatened to dump data from a hacked Malaysia Airlines website, though the airline refutes the claim.
January 27, 2015 Reports Forecast Huge Growth for Mobile Biometric Security 2 min read - Biometric security may finally be reaching the mainstream, with recent reports predicting a huge amount of growth in the coming years.
January 26, 2015 Thousands of Internet-Connected Automated Tank Gauges Vulnerable to Attacks 3 min read - Thousands of Internet-connected automated tank gauges are vulnerable to attacks because they are connected to the Internet without password requirements.
January 22, 2015 Lizard Squad DDoS Operation Brought Down by Weak Security Practices 2 min read - Lizard Squad, an organization that was offering to launch DDoS attacks for a fee, has ironically ended up the victim of a cybercriminal attack itself.
January 22, 2015 State of the Union Address Touches on Cybersecurity 2 min read - President Barack Obama's State of the Union address briefly touched on cybersecurity, but it did not go into as much detail as people were expecting.