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Cybercrime

Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Cybercrime

Mirai’s architects avoid prison thanks to work for FBI

Instead, the three men will cooperate with law enforcement and – an area in which, it turns out, they already have quite some experience – the broader research community

Tomáš Foltýn20 Sep 2018


Scams

Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world

Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world

Scams

Fake finance apps on Google Play target users from around the world

Cybercrooks use bogus apps to phish six online banks and a cryptocurrency exchange

Lukas Stefanko19 Sep 2018


Ransomware

Bristol airport takes flight screens offline after apparent ransomware attack

Bristol airport takes flight screens offline after apparent ransomware attack

Ransomware

Bristol airport takes flight screens offline after apparent ransomware attack

The screens in “key locations” are back up and running again, while the airport paid no ransom to return its systems to working order

Tomáš Foltýn17 Sep 2018


Cybercrime

Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

Cybercrime

Russian man accused of running Kelihos botnet pleads guilty

In its heyday, Kelihos comprised up to 100,000 compromised devices that were capable of blasting out billions of malware-laden emails every day

Tomáš Foltýn14 Sep 2018


Privacy

100 days of GDPR

100 days of GDPR

Privacy

100 days of GDPR

What impact has the new data protection directive had on businesses so far?

Veronika Gallisova10 Sep 2018


Digital Security

British Airways suffers breach, 380,000 card details stolen

British Airways suffers breach, 380,000 card details stolen

Digital Security

British Airways suffers breach, 380,000 card details stolen

The UK’s flag carrier vows to compensate all customers who will lose out financially due to the incident

Tomáš Foltýn07 Sep 2018


Internet of Things

Could home appliances knock down power grids?

Could home appliances knock down power grids?

Internet of Things

Could home appliances knock down power grids?

Far-fetched though it may sound, the answer is yes, according to researchers, who show that electrical grids and smart home appliances could make for a dangerous mix

Tomáš Foltýn06 Sep 2018


Social Media

Instagram expands 2FA and account verification

Instagram expands 2FA and account verification

Social Media

Instagram expands 2FA and account verification

The move is part of a three-pronged plan that is intended to bolster user trust and safety on the photo-sharing platform

Tomáš Foltýn30 Aug 2018


Mobile Security

Semi-annual balance of mobile security

Semi-annual balance of mobile security

Mobile Security

Semi-annual balance of mobile security

For Android, malware detections were down 27% compared to the first half of 2017; for iOS, they decreased 15% compared to the same period last year

Denise Giusto Bilić29 Aug 2018