Mention blames third-party for data breach
Brand monitoring service Mention has blamed a third-party supplier for a data breach. The breach occurred in July and Mention has informed both customers and CNIL, the French ICO. This is...
Epic snubs Google over Fortnite release
Epic Games has taken the decision to not use the Google Play store for the Android version of Fortnite. The company is saying it made the decision based on what it...
Hackers cryptojack Brazil via MikroTik routers
A known vulnerability in MikroTik routers has allowed hackers to launch a massive cryptomining attack in Brazil. The attack was noticed by Simon Kenin, Security Researcher at Trustwave. Kenin saw a...
US brings charges against leaders of FIN7 hacking group
The United States Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against three high-ranking members of an international hacking group. Dmytro Fedorov, 44, Fedir Hladyr, 33, and Andrii Kolpakov, 30, are all Ukrainian...
Reddit breach response draws criticism
Popular website Reddit has come under fire for its approach to security and response to a data breach. A post from Chris Slowe, CTO, Reddit said hackers had broken into its...
Check Point uncovers malvertising giant
Check Point Research has uncovered a giant malvertising campaign. It compromises a publisher (Master134), an advertiser (AdsTerra), threat actors who bid on the ad traffic and a number of resellers. The...
Spam – feeding hackers for 40 years
Finnish security company F-Secure claims after 40 years spam is still essential to online criminals. It is used to spread malicious URL's, scams and malware.
This is a far cry from the...
SamSam, a very lucrative ransomware campaign
Security vendor Sophos has detected a very lucrative piece of ransomware it has named SamSam. It is a closely controlled attack that has earned $5.88 million. In fact, by the time...
US DoD prepares software “Do Not Buy” list
The Pentagon is drawing up a list of software that should not be used by the US Department of Defense (DoD) or its contractors. The details were announced by Ellen Lord,...
LastPass integrated into ADFS
LogMeIn has announced LastPass Enterprise has been integrated with Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). LastPass is a cloud-based federated login solution. It is a one-stop shop for all the security...