Internet of Things

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Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Week in security: Nuclear attack, scareware back and traffic-light hack

Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Week in security: Nuclear attack, scareware back and traffic-light hack

This week saw two of the scariest targets for hacks ever - nuclear plants and city-wide traffic systems. Tthe traffic-light hack could basically have paralyzedany one of 40 American cities, and America’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission was successfully attacked three times within the past three years.

Rob Waugh • 22 Aug 2014

Malware

Scareware: It's back, and now it's even scarier

Malware

Scareware: It's back, and now it's even scarier

‘Scareware’ - fake antivirus programs which attempt to fool the user into downloading malware, by warning him or her of a “threat” on their PC - is back, with a new, even more annoying trick.

Rob Waugh • 21 Aug 2014

Malware

Phishing emails: U.S. nuke authority hit three times

Malware

Phishing emails: U.S. nuke authority hit three times

America’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission was successfully attacked three times within the past hree years, by unknown attackers, some foreign - and largely using standard phishing emails.

Rob Waugh • 19 Aug 2014

Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Gamescom: How gaming grew up into a target for crime

Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Gamescom: How gaming grew up into a target for crime

Video games have gone since the late 1970s and early 1980s from being a small offshoot of the "traditional" computing industry to becoming a full-fledged multi-billion dollar industry - with its own brand of criminal.

Aryeh Goretsky • 15 Aug 2014

Malware, Privacy, Scams, Cybercrime

Week in security: Blackphone unmasked, RATs vs Androids, and browsers kill cars

Malware, Privacy, Scams, Cybercrime

Week in security: Blackphone unmasked, RATs vs Androids, and browsers kill cars

Blackphone, billed as a privacy tool to keep the puplic safe ruled the headlines when it was is hacked in five minutes, Meanwhile, Wi-Fi routers were also shown up - and Android users face a toothy new threat,

Rob Waugh • 15 Aug 2014

How To, Malware, Scams

Gamescom 2014: World of Malware?

How To, Malware, Scams

Gamescom 2014: World of Malware?

The gaming industry keeps growing, and the crowds at Cologne's Gamescom 2014, show why big game titles are rapidly becoming a target for cybercrime. Our tips will help you enjoy the latest games - without hackers declaring 'Game Over'.

ESET Research • 15 Aug 2014

Malware

Krysanec trojan: Android backdoor lurking inside legitimate apps

Malware

Krysanec trojan: Android backdoor lurking inside legitimate apps

One of the most important pieces of advice we give Android users is to refrain from downloading applications from dubious sources and to stick to the official Google Play store, where malware does show up from time to time but is much better controlled, thanks to the Google Bouncer, than on alternative app stores.

Robert Lipovsky • 12 Aug 2014

Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Week in security: FBI malware, billion password leak - Chinese hotel goes mad

Malware, Privacy, Cybercrime

Week in security: FBI malware, billion password leak - Chinese hotel goes mad

With Black Hat 2014 in full swing in Las Vegas, it was never going to be a quiet week - but revelations about FBI malware and a trove of a billion passwords inspired furious debate too.

Rob Waugh • 08 Aug 2014

Malware

Malware behind 25% of cyber attacks - and DoS is ‘so last year’ says CERT team

Malware

Malware behind 25% of cyber attacks - and DoS is ‘so last year’ says CERT team

Cybercriminals are waging a game of ‘cat and mouse’ with corporations, well-armed with malware protection AV software but facing adversaries who scan constantly for weak points, according to the first quarterly report released by the UK’s new Computer Emergency Response Team.

Rob Waugh • 06 Aug 2014