In a private letter to its members on Tuesday, SWIFT has disclosed that additional cyber attacks have surfaced since its last update in June.
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FairWare Ransomware Deletes Web Files From Linux Servers
A new piece of malware called FairWare is targeting Linux servers and deleting web folders, while "offering" to restore access to encrypted files for a ransom of 2 Bitcoins (about $1,100).
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Adobe Patches Critical Vulnerability in ColdFusion
Adobe announced on Tuesday the availability of security hotfixes for versions 10 and 11 of ColdFusion, the company’s web and mobile application development platform.
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BASHLITE Botnets Ensnare 1 Million IoT Devices
Nearly one million devices have been infected with a piece of malware and abused for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to an analysis conducted by Level 3 Communications and Flashpoint.
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Sensitive User Data Exposed in OneLogin Breach
Identity management firm OneLogin informed customers on Tuesday that some of the information they stored on the company’s servers may have been accessed by hackers.
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68 Million Exposed in Old Dropbox Hack
The email addresses and passwords pertaining to a total of 68,648,009 Dropbox accounts have been compromised following a data breach in 2012.
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In Information Security, the Only Constant is Change
As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously noted, “the only constant is change”. This statement was as accurate 2,500 years ago as it is now. The world around us changes constantly, often times at a somewhat frenetic pace. The field of information security is no different. Both the organizations we support and the threat landscape we face are changing and evolving constantly.
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Vulnerabilities Found in CryptWare BitLocker Enhancement Tool
CryptWare has released an update for its “CryptoPro Secure Disk for BitLocker” tool after researchers discovered a couple of serious vulnerabilities that can allegedly be exploited to backdoor the system and steal sensitive data.
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‘Urgent’ Saudi Talks After Cyber Attacks: Media
Saudi cyber experts held urgent talks on Tuesday after government facilities were hacked, official media reported.
The cyber attacks "in recent weeks targeted government institutions and vital installations in the kingdom," the Saudi Press Agency reported, without identifying the targeted agencies.
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Researchers Use WiFi Signals to Read Keystrokes
Wi-Fi signals can be exploited to recognize keystrokes and a system that can do so has been already created, a newly published research paper reveals.
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