Internet of Things

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Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Week in security: Home Depot speaks, Gmail and Android 'leak'

Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Week in security: Home Depot speaks, Gmail and Android 'leak'

This week, American chain Home Depot admitted its systems had been breached, Gmail users got a fright, and a series of videos showed leaks in Android chat apps. Meanwhile, Facebook freaked out the world.... again.

Rob Waugh • 12 Sep 2014

Malware, Cybercrime

Salesforce software - millions of users at risk of Dyre malware

Malware, Cybercrime

Salesforce software - millions of users at risk of Dyre malware

A strain of malware which previously targeted banks has turned its attention to users of the popular Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software Salesforce, used by 100,000 organizations worldwide.

Rob Waugh • 11 Sep 2014

Malware, Cybercrime

Online ad threat - Yahoo, Amazon, YouTube 'victims of malvertising'

Malware, Cybercrime

Online ad threat - Yahoo, Amazon, YouTube 'victims of malvertising'

Anyone who has visited popular domains such as YouTube.com, Amazon.com or Ads.Yahoo.com could be a victim of a new, mutating malware attack distributed through the adverts displayed on the sites.

Rob Waugh • 10 Sep 2014

Malware, Cybercrime

Home Depot credit cards: chain confirms breach, fraud spikes

Malware, Cybercrime

Home Depot credit cards: chain confirms breach, fraud spikes

The world’s largest home improvement chain store, Home Depot, yesterday confirmed a data breach affecting credit cards and debit cards used in stores on the American mainland, which may have continued since April.

Rob Waugh • 09 Sep 2014

Malware, Cybercrime

Car hacking - are one-third of thefts 'electronic hacks'?

Malware, Cybercrime

Car hacking - are one-third of thefts 'electronic hacks'?

The government is to work with car manufacturers to prevent hackers using electronic means to break into increasingly hi-tech vehicles in Britain after a spate of 'car hacking' thefts hit London.

Rob Waugh • 03 Sep 2014

Malware, Cybercrime

Credit card security fears - could Home Depot breach be biggest yet?

Malware, Cybercrime

Credit card security fears - could Home Depot breach be biggest yet?

Shoppers at Home Depot stores may have had their credit card details leaked online, after a massive batch of card information went on sale on a criminal internet site this week - and veteran security reporter Brian Krebs warns it may be the biggest leak yet.

Rob Waugh • 03 Sep 2014

Malware, Cybercrime

Cybercrime: Top experts to form international crook-hunting force

Malware, Cybercrime

Cybercrime: Top experts to form international crook-hunting force

As many as 18 top cybercrime experts from around the world will form a new Joint Cybercrime Action Task Force based in the Hague, which will target “top-level criminals”.

Rob Waugh • 01 Sep 2014

Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Week in Security: Game over in Korea, cellphone snoops and phishy Bitcoins

Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Week in Security: Game over in Korea, cellphone snoops and phishy Bitcoins

Gamers and cellphone users were targeted by criminal groups around the world this week - while retailers continued to suffer at the hands of POS malware, and a phishing campaign highlighted just how hot Bitcoin is right now.

Rob Waugh • 29 Aug 2014

Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Online fraud - POS malware has now hit 1,000 U.S. firms

Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Online fraud - POS malware has now hit 1,000 U.S. firms

More than a thousand U.S. businesses have been affected by point-of-sale malware - malicious software written specifically for online fraud, to steal information such as credit card details from businesses and their customers.

Rob Waugh • 26 Aug 2014