The ransomware landscape has been populated with a very long list of new threats since the beginning of the year, but also with c
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Major Enterprise Software Products Affected by Flaws in Oracle SDKs
A total of 18 vulnerabilities found by researchers in Oracle’s Outside In Technology libraries could expose the products of numerous major software vendors to attacks.
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Crime in UK Now Most Likely to be Cyber Crime
There were nearly six million fraud and cyber crimes committed in the UK in the 12 months to March 2016, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) .
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Persistent XSS Patched in WooCommerce WordPress Plugin
An update released this week by the developers of WooCommerce, the popular ecommerce plugin for WordPress, patches a flaw that could allow attackers to hijack vulnerable websites.
Han Sahin, co-founder of Dutch security firm Securify, discovered that WooCommerce is plagued by a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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Chrome 52 Patches 48 Vulnerabilities
Google on Wednesday released Chrome 52 in the stable channel and revealed that no less than 48 security vulnerabilities were resolved in the popular web browser.
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How Connected Cars are Driving Greater Security Concerns
Early in 2001, before I was even in the IT Security business, I saw a glimpse of the future. While at a CIO conference dinner, I started talking to a gentleman who was responsible for the IT infrastructure behind an emerging new service called OnStar. The conversation soon turned to the many challenges he faced—problems that were not readily apparent to the automobile industry, much less the general population.
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Firefox Blocks Flash Content to Improve Security
Starting next month, the Firefox Web browser will block certain Flash content to improve the security of its users and to ensure faster page loads.
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Critical Flaws Found in Dell SonicWALL Product
Managed security risk assessment provider Digital Defense has identified several vulnerabilities in the Dell SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS), a platform that allows organizations to centrally manage their SonicWALL solutions. The vendor has released a hotfix to patch the issues.
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Wireless ISP Modems Plagued by Serious Vulnerabilities
Researchers have analyzed several wireless modems offered by Internet service providers (ISPs) worldwide to customers and discovered that they are plagued by many serious vulnerabilities.
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Top Online Pirate Suspect Arrested in Poland, Charged in U.S.
A Ukrainian alleged to be the ringleader of the world's biggest online piracy site, Kickass Torrents, was hit with US criminal charges Wednesday, accused of distributing over $1 billion worth of illegally copied films, music and other content.
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