Malicious actors have compromised thousands of WordPress websites and are randomly redirecting their visitors to sites that host malware and scams.
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Microsoft to Address UN on ‘Digital Terror’
United Nations – Microsoft has accepted an invitation from the UN Security Council to address a special debate next week on counter-terrorism and confronting "digital terror", UN diplomats said.
The ministerial-level debate on Wednesday is organized by Egypt, which holds this month's presidency of the 15-member council.
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New Trojan Targets Banks in US, Mexico
Researchers at Zscaler have come across a new information stealer Trojan that leverages legitimate tools to target online banking users.
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FireEye Chief David DeWalt to Step Down
Kevin Mandia to Assume Role as Chief Executive Officer at FireEye, DeWalt to Remain Executive Chairman
FireEye said on Thursday that Chairman and CEO David DeWalt will step down from the top position at the security firm, being replaced by current FireEye president Kevin Mandia.
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FireEye Announces Foray Into Orchestration and Automation
After acquiring security orchestration firm Invotas in February of this year, FireEye has announced the first product resulting from the union of the two firms: the FireEye Security Orchestrator.
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Adobe Issues Pre-Patch Advisory for Reader, Acrobat
Adobe’s widely deployed PDF Reader and Acrobat software products will get security band-aids on May 10 to cover dangerous vulnerabilities that put users at risk of hacker attacks.
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PoC Exploits Mainly Distributed via Social Media
An analysis of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits shared online over the last year has shown that social media is the main distribution channel for PoCs, according to threat intelligence firm Recorded Future.
PoCs are developed by both researchers and threat actors — in many cases to demonstrate the existence of a software vulnerability and to show that it’s exploitable.
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Preparing Your Network for the IoT Revolution
26 Connected Devices Per Human by 2020 Changes the Security Equation: How to Make Sure Your Network is Prepared
We seem to be hearing about Internet of Things (IOT) and the security challenges related to it everywhere these days…
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Qualcomm Software Flaw Exposes Android User Data
FireEye has disclosed the details of a serious information disclosure vulnerability affecting a Qualcomm software package found in hundreds of Android device models.
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Cisco Patches Serious Flaws in FirePOWER, TelePresence
Cisco has released software updates to address critical and high severity vulnerabilities affecting the company’s FirePOWER and TelePresence products.
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