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Malware
A history of mobile malware from Cabir to SMS Thief
550,000 Australian Red Cross blood donor details leaked
Digital Security
International Internet Day: A great network targeted by cybercriminals
Webcam security: Understanding this modern day threat
As we continue to do more things with our smartphones, the threat posed by mobile malware increases. Here's a short history of its development.
Editor • 01 Nov 2016 • 7 min. read
The personal details of 550,000 Australian Red Cross blood donors have been leaked in an event being described as Australia’s largest ever security breach.
Editor • 28 Oct 2016 • 1 min. read
As the world celebrates International Internet Day, we take a look at how cybercriminal activity has evolved online.
Editor • 28 Oct 2016 • 4 min. read
Who would have thought that webcams could be exploited? Well, they can, and so serious is the issue, that it has the likes of Mark Zuckerberg covering them with up with tape.
Editor • 26 Oct 2016 • 5 min. read
Information security: A career at the forefront of an exciting industry
Demand for information security specialists is growing, and there are many routes to qualification. Do you have the skills to transform cybersecurity?
Editor • 14 Oct 2016 • 3 min. read
Spotify Free hits sour note with infected ads
Some users of the ad-supported music streaming service Spotify Free got more hits than they bargained for, according to numerous reports.
Editor • 06 Oct 2016 • 2 min. read
Mobile Security
Malware researcher Lukas Stefanko will be online on Reddit
WeLiveSecurity author and ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko will be answering questions about Android malware on Reddits‘ popular Subreddit r/IamA.
Editor • 05 Oct 2016 • 0 min. read
Flashback Friday: SQL Slammer
Within a few hours of being released in the winter of 2003, SQL Slammer had brought the internet to something of a standstill. We look back at this notable worm.
Editor • 30 Sep 2016 • 3 min. read
Half a billion Yahoo users victim to ‘biggest data breach in history’
Yahoo has confirmed that half a billion users may have had their data stolen in what has been described as the 'biggest data breach in history.'
Editor • 23 Sep 2016 • 1 min. read