Researchers at Trend Micro have spotted a new variant of the Fareit malware being delivered to victims using Windows PowerShell.
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US Drops iPhone Encryption Case After Getting Passcode
The United States government has dropped a case in which it attempted to get Apple to extract information from an iPhone after receiving the passcode to the device.
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GozNym Trojan Targets European Users
The cybercriminals behind the recently discovered GozNym banking Trojan have started targeting users in European countries.
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Malicious Insiders Could Tap Ransomware-as-a-Service for Profit
Ransomware has become a formidable enterprise threat, and researchers suggest that it could allow malicious actors to leverage the growing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) to cause irreparable damage to organizations.
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HP Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Data Protector
HP has released security updates for various HP Data Protector iterations, in an attempt to patch a series of critical vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution or disclosure of information.
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Custom Malware Used in $81 Million Bangladesh Bank Heist
Custom Malware Prevented Bangladesh Bank From Detecting Fraudulent Transfers
Researchers at British multinational defense, security and aerospace company BAE Systems believe they have found the pieces of malware used by cybercriminals to steal $81 million from Bangladesh’s central bank earlier this year.
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Healthcare Was Most Attacked Industry in 2015: IBM
Shellshock Vulnerability Played a Major Role in Many Attacks in 2015
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MIT Launches Bug Bounty Program
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has launched a bug bounty program to encourage responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities found on its websites.
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No Exit: The Case for Moving Security Information Front and Center
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) was founded in 2001. This non-profit organization seeks to educate and inform developers on secure development practices, and provides developers with tools to create web applications securely.
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93 Million Mexican Voter Records Leaked Online
Authorities in Mexico have launched an investigation after a researcher discovered a publicly accessible database containing the personal details of tens of millions of Mexican registered voters.
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