Cyber Security News

Warning Issued over Netflix Email Scam
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Warning Issued over Netflix Email Scam

The Grand Rapids Police Department of Michigan, USA, has issued a warning via Facebook warning Netflix users of an email scam currently underway. Netflix also issued a statement intended to help users determine what is a scam or not and hopefully prevent users from handing over important information

Trump’s Actions Lead to Cyber Security Fears
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Trump’s Actions Lead to Cyber Security Fears

Much of the world, particularly those living in the Middle East, are collectively holding their breaths hoping a storm may pass. One May 8 US President Donald Trump announced his country would be withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal. The president claimed that there is Israeli intelligence prov

Russia Vs Telegram: VPN’s and Proxies Blocked
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Russia Vs Telegram: VPN’s and Proxies Blocked

The battle between the Russian Government and Telegram, a popular instant messaging service, continues to be a long drawn out affair. Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor seems to be determined to stamp out the offending app once and for all. At the center of the battle between the gove

MassMiner: Cyber Crime’s Swiss Army Knife
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MassMiner: Cyber Crime’s Swiss Army Knife

Malware designed to mine cryptocurrency using a victim’s server or computer is an ever increasing popular choice. Often called crypto jackers or simply miners, many malware authors have seen their potential to make more than a quick buck and are often included in other types of malware packages. Res

Microsoft on a Mission to Secure IoT Devices
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Microsoft on a Mission to Secure IoT Devices

Following from Microsoft’s announcement that it will be looking to build better partnerships with other industry-leading companies to prevent tech support scams the Redmond giant has made another important announcement. While much of the tech industry was looking at the release of the new Windows 10

Microsoft’s Call to Stop Tech Support Scams
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Microsoft’s Call to Stop Tech Support Scams

In the realm of cybersecurity, good news or even slightly positive news is rare. The community as a whole moves from crisis to crisis, malware variant to malware variant. There was perhaps more than a little surprise within the community when Microsoft published a veritable call to arms for teaming

IoT Botnet begins Drupalgeddon 2 Campaign
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IoT Botnet begins Drupalgeddon 2 Campaign

A sizable botnet made up of servers and numerous smart devices have begun the mass exploitation of a severe Drupal CMS vulnerability. Drupal is an open source Content Management System (CMS) often used in the creation and modification of digital content. Drupal is often used in the creation and mana

Over 48 Million Users Information Accessible
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Over 48 Million Users Information Accessible

Given the recent Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal users of social media platforms, not just Facebook, should be considering what information they are allowing corporations access to. If those self-same users are still wondering about what information is left online the article that follows m

Researchers Sink 52,000 Compromised Servers
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Researchers Sink 52,000 Compromised Servers

In a collaborative effort between researchers working at Abuse.ch, BrillantIT, and Proofpoint have managed to sinkhole the command and control infrastructure behind EITest. What has been referred to as the “King of Traffic Distribution” EITest is a network of hacked servers abused by cyber-criminals

Mobile Phishing Attacks Surge in Number
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Mobile Phishing Attacks Surge in Number

Security firm Lookout has released a report which shows an alarming increase in the rate at which users are receiving and clicking on phishing URLs on their mobile devices. The firm witnessed an average rate of 85% per year increase since 2011. What is perhaps more worrying is that 56% of users rece