Brute-force malware targets email and FTP servers
A piece of malware designed to launch brute-force password guessing attacks against websites built with popular content management systems like WordPress and Joomla has started being used to also...
View ArticlePayPal users fall victim to phishing attack
PayPal customers have fallen victim to a phishing scam that has emanated from Hungary and is one of the more genuine looking phishing attempts in recent times. The phishing email makes the erroneous...
View ArticleMicrosoft warns of zero-day attack, graphics vulnerability exploited through...
Do you still have images enabled in Outlook? If so, then right now is a great time to disable pictures since there's a new Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. The newest exploit combines multiple...
View ArticleMicrosft Issues Fix for Internet Explorer 9 and 10 Vulnerability
Microsoft is aware of limited, targeted attacks that attempt to exploit a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 10. Only Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10 are affected by this vulnerability....
View ArticleThe Passwords You Need to Change Right Now
An encryption flaw called the Heartbleed bug is already being called one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. The bug has affected many popular websites and services — ones you...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Experimenting With Safer URLs for Users
The latest beta version of the Google Chrome Web browser includes potential URL protection that could make it harder for phishing schemes to take advantage of users. The Google Chrome team is...
View ArticleeBay Hacked: eBay To Ask Users To Change Passwords
eBay Inc. said beginning later today it will be asking eBay users to change their passwords because of a cyberattack that compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial...
View ArticleMicrosoft security could have been disrupted by email
Microsoft was forced to patch its malware detector this week after it discovered a bug that allowed attackers to disable the protection with an email attachment. Hackers could have created files...
View ArticleRussian hackers publish nearly 5 million Gmail passwords
Nearly 5 million Gmail passwords were published on a Russian-language bitcoin security forum on Tuesday, according to a report from The Daily Dot.The publisher, known as “tvskit,” claimed 60 percent of...
View ArticleMicrosoft Patch Tuesday for October 2014
This month, Microsoft will be publishing nine updates across multiple products, including: Windows itself, Internet Explorer, Office, and the Microsoft Developer Tools (Visual Studio). Five of the nine...
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