‘Blackhat’: Hollywood’s Latest Take on Hacking
"Blackhat" the movie is an example of Hollywood getting hacking right, portraying many hacking scenarios that could be found in the real world.
German Steel Mill Meltdown: Rising Stakes in the Internet of Things
The report of a 2014 attack on a German steel mill brings together several key points on the Internet of Things and motivations for cyberattacks.
Wire Transfer Spam: Upatre Goes for Broke
Microsoft recently discovered a spam campaign spreading the notorious Trojan:Win32/Upatre downloader. Users are warned not to accept the wire transfer.
Cybercrime Group Targets Corporate Data for Stock Manipulation
A cybercrime group has been systematically targeting email accounts belonging to high-ranking corporate executives with access to market-moving data.
Masque Attack Switches iOS Apps With Malicious Duplicates
The so-called Masque attack lures iPhone users to update their favorite apps, then replaces those apps with identical but malicious imitators.
Russian Email Data Breach: Top Ways the Data Could Be Used
In the wake of a reported data breach by hackers in Russia, individuals and companies should be on the lookout for these types of malicious attacks.
3 Ways to Steal Corporate Credentials
Between key-logging malware, phishing schemes and e-commerce sites, there are many ways cyber criminals can steal corporate credentials and commit fraud.
Massive Adobe Breach Puts Organizations at Risk of Zero-Day Exploits
Customers are at significant risk due to a recently reported Adobe breach.
FBI Warns of Increase in Spear-Phishing Attacks
Last week, the FBI issued a warning about an increase in spear-phishing attacks targeting multiple industry sectors.
Twitter Malware: Spreading More Than Just Ideas
With hundreds of millions of users, Twitter is one of the largest social networks, so it's no surprise that Twitter malware attacks are on the rise.