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Lenovo’s Superfish screwup highlights biggest problem in software
When will a buck-stops-here culture finally reach the software industry? Not soon enough, if Lenovo’s Superfish software scandal is any indication. From September to …
BlackShades co-creator, Alex Yucel, pleads guilty
The 24-year-old Swedish man and co-creator of the infamous BlackShades remote administration tool (RAT) has plead guilty in a federal Manhattan court on Wednesday …
Bank Hackers Steal Millions via Malware
In late 2013, an A.T.M. in Kiev started dispensing cash at seemingly random times of day. No one had put in a card or …
How “omnipotent” hackers tied to NSA hid for 14 years—and were found at lastHow “omnipotent” hackers tied to NSA hid for 14 years—and were found at last
How “omnipotent” hackers tied to NSA hid for 14 years—and were found at last
In 2009, one or more prestigious researchers received a CD by mail that contained pictures and other materials from a recent scientific conference they …
Hackers make off with at least $300 million in bank heists
A group of cybercriminals used malicious software to steal at least $300 million from banks and other financial institutions around the world, which could …
Fuel tank gauges vulnerable to attackers
The serial port interfaces of nearly 6,000 automated tank gauges (ATG) — 5,300 of them in the U.S. — aren’t password protected, leaving them …
Charlie Hebdo: ‘Islamist cyber attacks’ hit France
Numerous French media websites have gone down a day after warnings of a wave of Islamist cyber attacks. The sites of Le Parisien, Marianne …
Pro-Russian Hackers Take Down German Government Websites
The CyberBerkut hacker group recently claimed responsibility for a series of DDoS attacks that took down German government websites for several hours on January …
Pro-ISIL Hackers Breach U.S. CENTCOM Social Media Accounts
Hackers claiming allegiance to ISIL recently took over the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) for approximately 40 minutes. CENTCOM’s …
Modern security tactics fail to protect against malware, study finds
No matter if you work for a government contractor or a top legal firm, there’s a good chance your company’s computers are infected with …
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