Cyber Security News

Americans Release Technical Details of Russian Hacking
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Americans Release Technical Details of Russian Hacking

The Department of Homeland Security and FBI Have released technical details of the hacking of the Democrat Party and Clinton Campaign that they first described in this document in October. As President Obama promised, the government has released proof that this hacking came from Russian intelligence

Phishing Attack tied to DNS Record Update
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Phishing Attack tied to DNS Record Update

It seems hackers also go after people who are supposed to be educated about the dangers of phishing: tech professionals. Last week I updated the DNS records for my personal email domain. So I was easily tricked when a few hours later I got this email that looks very much like it came from Google su

Chinese Planted Spyware on Massive number of Android Phones
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Chinese Planted Spyware on Massive number of Android Phones

The The New York Times, under the scary headline “Secret Backdoor in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say,” reported that Kryptowire security researchers reported that a Chinese firm Shanghai Adups Technology Co. Ltd has planted software on hundreds of thousands of Android devices and i

Windows 2016 Server New Security Features
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Windows 2016 Server New Security Features

What are some of the new security features in Windows 2016? Windows 2016 is the soon-to-be released version of Windows server software. The Server version of Windows is the software designed to power business, engineering, and other applications. It is not for desktop users. Prior to Windows 2016 t

Microsoft Bounty Bug Program
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Microsoft Bounty Bug Program

Some software companies invite security researchers to look for weaknesses in their software and then pay they for finding those. That is called a Bounty Bug program. Microsoft is one company that does that. Google has a bounty program for Android. Apple is late to the game, only launching its progr

Recent Massive DDoS Attack caused by IoT Devices
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Recent Massive DDoS Attack caused by IoT Devices

Last week we wrote about a massive DDoS attack on DYN.com that cut off access to Netflix, Amazon, and many other sites for users in large parts of the USA. Now we know that this was caused by IoT devices. IoT (The Internet of Things) is a technology that is rolling out quickly. What this does is co