Internet of Things

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Malware

Mass malware attacks “could be triggered by music”, researchers claim

Malware

Mass malware attacks “could be triggered by music”, researchers claim

Future malware attacks could be triggered by music or even lighting - allowing cybercriminals to command and control large numbers of infected devices in the same area, according to Alabama researchers.

Rob Waugh • 29 May 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

Sky TV app users worry after broadcaster Google Play "hack"

Malware, Cybercrime

Sky TV app users worry after broadcaster Google Play "hack"

Users of British broadcaster Sky’s Android apps were left worried after hackers defaced the company’s Google Play page, and simultaneously sent out a warning via a company Twitter account that the apps had been “hacked and replaced”.

Rob Waugh • 27 May 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

Twitter beefs up security after wave of attacks on media sites

Malware, Cybercrime

Twitter beefs up security after wave of attacks on media sites

Twitter has introduced a new two-factor security system - an optional "extra layer" of security which should help to prevent unauthorised access to accounts.

Rob Waugh • 23 May 2013

Malware

Computer viruses “are making a comeback”, says Microsoft

Malware

Computer viruses “are making a comeback”, says Microsoft

Computer viruses are making a comeback, according to Microsoft’s Director of Trustworthy Computing - with numbers rising globally in 2012. Tim Rains says that for several years, viruses have been “out of favour with attackers”, but points to statistics showing that they have made a comeback in 2012, at least in certain territories.

Rob Waugh • 21 May 2013

Malware

Financial Times becomes latest victim of Syrian Twitter hackers

Malware

Financial Times becomes latest victim of Syrian Twitter hackers

The Financial Times has become the latest victim of Twitter hackers, after activists hacked accounts belonging to the newspaper, and also defaced areas of the FT site.

Rob Waugh • 17 May 2013

Malware

ESET Mobile Security scores full marks in banking Trojan test

Malware

ESET Mobile Security scores full marks in banking Trojan test

ESET Mobile Security has scored full marks for detecting mobile banking threats in a group test conducted by Germany’s AV-TEST magazine, focused on detecting dangerous new banking Trojans.

Rob Waugh • 15 May 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

Government regulation poses challenges for bank security, says Australian banker

Malware, Cybercrime

Government regulation poses challenges for bank security, says Australian banker

Government regulation of IT security poses challenges for bank security teams, a leading Australian bank IT security expert has claimed.

Rob Waugh • 15 May 2013

Malware

Internet Explorer 10 beats Chrome and Firefox for blocking malware, says analyst report

Malware

Internet Explorer 10 beats Chrome and Firefox for blocking malware, says analyst report

Internet Explorer 10 beats both Google’s Chrome and Firefox when it comes to blocking downloads of malware, according to analysts NSS Labs.

Rob Waugh • 15 May 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

Group of senators propose new law to battle cyber theft

Malware, Cybercrime

Group of senators propose new law to battle cyber theft

A proposed new law, the Deter Cyber Theft Act, would help defend U.S. companies against data theft and computer espionage by foreign interests, a bipartisan group of senators said this week.

Rob Waugh • 08 May 2013