Hackers hit more businesses through remote access accounts
Hackers recently broke into payment systems at several northwestern U.S. restaurants and food service firms via a remote access account belonging to one of their vendors, another example of the need...
View ArticleChinese hackers switched targets to U.S. experts on Iraq
A sophisticated Chinese hacker group that had been stealing information from U.S. policy experts on Southeast Asia suddenly changed targets last month to focus on Iraq, security researchers said Monday.
View ArticleRussian Windows leaker denies link to ex-Microsoft worker who stole trade...
Notorious Russian leaker Wzor denied any link between the publication of internal Microsoft info and a former employee who stole trade secrets.
View ArticleNew docs show DHS was more worried about critical infrastructure flaw in '07...
The Department of Homeland Security mistakenly released details on an experiment in which a 27-ton generator was destroyed via a cyberattack.
View ArticleHow to sign up for Microsoft's restored security alert email service
Microsoft has restored service to its security advisory mailing list, but it has buried the sign-up form and made it hard to find.
View ArticleFeds declare big win over Cryptolocker ransomware
A status update filed in Pennsylvania by the U.S. Department of Justice said that both the Gameover Zeus botnet and Cryptolocker 'remained neutralized.'
View ArticleAttackers exploit remote access tools to compromise retail systems
Malicious hackers are using remote access tools to break into retail point-of-sale systems and plant malware on them, the Department of Homeland Security warned.
View ArticleResearchers to name the most hackable cars at Black Hat
A report to be released at Black Hat this week will reveal which vehicles are more susceptible to hackers.
View ArticleRussian credential theft shows why the password is dead
News that Russian hackers amassed log-in credentials belonging to more than 1.2 billion Internet users hammers home why companies that have not implemented strong authentication measures really need to...
View ArticleWindows tech support scammers take root in the U.S.
In a new trend, Windows tech support scams have gone home-grown, with twists that include bogus warnings from malicious websites urging users to call a toll-free number for "help."
View ArticleTennessee firm blames bank for $193K cybertheft
A lawsuit filed in Tennessee earlier this month has resurfaced questions about a bank's responsibility in protecting customers against cyberheists.
View ArticleFerguson's tiny IT operation in the maelstrom
Ferguson, Mo., the city now in the midst of protests over a fatal police shooting, runs the type of IT department that gets almost no attention.
View ArticleGrocery stores in multiple states hit by data breach
A data breach at Supervalu Inc., one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S., could affect thousands of people who shopped at the company's stores in June and July.
View ArticleSupervalu breach shows why move to smartcards is long overdue
The data breach disclosed by Supervalu is another reminder about why the ongoing migration of the US payment system to smartcard technology can't happen fast enough.
View ArticleAbout 4.5M face risk of ID theft after hack of hospital network
About 4.5 million people in 28 states face the risk of identity theft due to a massive data breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) a Franklin, Tenn., based health network.
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