Project Sauron Malware Brings a Sophisticated Threat. In order to avoid being detected and cause maximum damage, hackers are constantly enhancing their tools and the Project Sauron malware sets a new high. An enigmatic piece of software, no one has been able to...
Case Study: Hackers Steal 10 Million Customer’s Details. North Korea is ramping up its hacking activity with a recent hack on South Korea stealing the personal data of around 10 million customers. Yes, this latest attack by North Korean hackers has created...
6 Tips to Protect Yourself From Ransomware. Ransomware is a fairly new security risk, but one which is on the rise and it’s vital that you know how to protect your data from ransomware attacks. I’ve covered ransomware attacks on this blog on a number of...
Microsoft Rushes Patch for Printers on Windows. Even in this so called ‘paperless’ age, almost every business still uses a printer on a daily basis, but did you know that even these can get hacked? Yes, printers are vulnerable pieces of hardware which can allow...
Wendy’s Getting Hacked Teaches Us a Valuable Lesson. At fast food restaurants you know what to expect: value and speed. Fast food joint Wendy’s, however, has also been unknowingly serving up credit card fraud. In the last week, Wendy’s has had to contact...
Old Operating Systems Cause Security Risk for Hospitals. The smooth running of a hospital is paramount to its patients’ health, but what happens when malware is used to breach the hospital’s systems? Well, a new report by TrapX reveals that we now know the...
Tech Support Scams Are on the Rise. We all rely on tech support at some point during our working week, but hackers are now using this as a front to scam businesses out of thousands of dollars. It’s a scam which is becoming so widespread that the FBI have...
Increased Necurs Botnet Activity Means More Malware. Malware is often forwarded by swarms of infected PCs known as botnets; just recently the Necurs botnet has really ramped up its activity to cause havoc. The Necurs botnet, which has been active for several...
Why Bank Robbers are Going Digital. Bank robberies have long since put the fear of god into bank tellers, but bank robbers are now turning increasingly towards more sophisticated digital attacks. Whereas a good old fashioned bank heist would involve shotguns...
Flash Malware Comes Embedded in Office Document. Adobe has suffered another embarrassing attack which exploits their Flash software and this time the malware has been hidden in an Office document. It seems that almost every week another vulnerability is exposed...