Personal financial information is always highly private, so if this is compromised it’s a real invasion of privacy. Sadly, US banks are now under attack from malware. Driven by the infamous Necurs hacking botnet, Trickbot is a form of malware that is currently...
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18 Million 8Tracks Users Have Had Their Details Stolen
Customer details such as passwords need to be stored in databases, but what happens when these get hacked? 8Tracks radio service recently found out. Following a breach of the security around their user data, 8Tracks had the rather unenviable task of announcing a major...
PDF Software Represents a Real Security Threat
PDF files are vital for business as they allow files to be sent from business to business without room for editing. However, the software is far from safe. The most popular software for viewing PDF files is Adobe Reader and this has regularly had its security flaws...
Do Your Ex-Employees Still Have Access to Your Data?
Your employees can often pose a huge risk to your data security, but what about ex-employees? Well, it turns out they may present an even bigger threat. When employees leave an organization, it’s prudent that their network and application privileges are immediately...
Mamba Highlights a Change in Ransomware
We’re all aware that ransomware can hit you financially, but ransomware is now changing its modus operandi for causing chaos and becoming more dangerous. The Mamba ransomware first appeared in September 2016 and, rather than just scrambling certain file extensions, it...
Petya Cyber Attack Goes Global with Ransomware
A major cyber attack has swept across the globe and, once again, it’s taken the form of ransomware to shut down computers and demand Bitcoin ransoms. Known as Petya – the Russian word for stone – has managed to halt operations at a chocolate factory in Australia and...
Malware Upgrades to 64-Bit
Modern operating systems run on 64-bit systems, but they’re still capable of running 32-bit code and this is what hackers have always coded in. Until now. Guy Propper – security expert at Deep Instinct – has revealed that whilst malware coded in 32-bit code is still...
Windows 10S is NOT Immune from Ransomware
Microsoft has claimed that their latest upgrade to Windows 10 (10S) is immune to all known ransomware. However, it appears that this isn’t quite true. Windows 10S is a streamlined upgrade of Microsoft’s current operating system (OS) and it promises increased speed,...
5 Ways to Combat Malware
The impact of a malware attack can be highly problematic for organizations, but if you know how to protect yourself, it doesn’t have to be so bad. Whilst it’s certainly easy to know when you have been hacked, it’s just as easy to prevent falling victim to malware in...
IBM Ships Malware Infected USB Drives by Mistake
Malware is a particularly virulent strain of hacking and can spread very quickly. However, when it gets help from a tech giant, it can spread even quicker. It’s now been discovered that IBM have, quite accidentally, managed to ship USB flash drives containing malware....