Internet of Things

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Malware

U.S. Air Force team wins virtual "cyber war" against veteran hackers

Malware

U.S. Air Force team wins virtual "cyber war" against veteran hackers

A three-day “cyber war” ended in victory for a team from the U.S. Air Force Academy, who beat off attacks from hackers from the National Security AGency in the 13th annual Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX).

Rob Waugh • 22 Apr 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

Cybersecurity bill passed by House despite privacy concerns

Malware, Cybercrime

Cybersecurity bill passed by House despite privacy concerns

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passes the U.S. House despite privacy concerns and the threat of presidential veto.

Rob Waugh • 19 Apr 2013

Malware, Scams

Online PC Support scam: from cold calling to malware

Malware, Scams

Online PC Support scam: from cold calling to malware

Here's a brazen fake antivirus program that falsely declares you are infected, then locks your screen and asks you call a toll free number for Support, which then asks you to pay to remove the fake infection.

Jean-Ian Boutin • 18 Apr 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

A quarter of all PCs have no malware protection, says Microsoft

Malware, Cybercrime

A quarter of all PCs have no malware protection, says Microsoft

A quarter of PCs around the world have no antimalware software, according to Microsoft’s latest Security Intelligence Report.

Rob Waugh • 18 Apr 2013

Malware, Scams

Supermarket security breach puts 2.4 million credit cards at risk

Malware, Scams

Supermarket security breach puts 2.4 million credit cards at risk

Up to 2.4 million credit cards may have been compromised after St. Louis grocery chain Schnucks was targeted with malware, the chain revealed this week.

Rob Waugh • 16 Apr 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

U.S. and China plan to "work together" on cybersecurity

Malware, Cybercrime

U.S. and China plan to "work together" on cybersecurity

China and the U.S. have agreed to work together on cyber security, with the two countries setting up a working group to deal with the issue, U.S Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday in Beijing.

Rob Waugh • 15 Apr 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

Oregon farm company sues its bank over $223,500 cyber-heist

Malware, Cybercrime

Oregon farm company sues its bank over $223,500 cyber-heist

An Oregon farm products company is suing its own bank to recover losses after a phishing attack saw $223,500 transferred to accounts in the Ukraine over a period of three days in 2010.

Rob Waugh • 14 Apr 2013

Malware, Cybercrime

Tech manufacturers fight back against supply chain “cyber spies”

Malware, Cybercrime

Tech manufacturers fight back against supply chain “cyber spies”

Technology companies including Cisco and IBM are backing an Open Group programme to protect computer hardware from threats such as spyware added to components in the supply chain.

Rob Waugh • 12 Apr 2013

Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Android app store has serious clean-up with 60,000 apps removed

Malware, Scams, Cybercrime

Android app store has serious clean-up with 60,000 apps removed

60,000 Android apps were removed from Google’s Play app store this February. Categories such as personalization (ringtone apps) were targeted heavily, with 12,277 deletions.

Rob Waugh • 11 Apr 2013