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Malware

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

Malware

Jamie Oliver website makes a meal of malware clean-up

The website of celebrity TV chef and food activist Jamie Oliver has been compromised with malware for the third time this year, potentially infecting the computers of the site's visitors.

Kyle Ellison13 May 2015


Digital Security

The surprising fees hackers charge for their services

The surprising fees hackers charge for their services

Digital Security

The surprising fees hackers charge for their services

Hackers advertise their nefarious services to potential customers for as little as $90 for Gmail and $350 to access a target's Facebook account, reports The Daily Mail.

Alan Martin13 May 2015


Malware

5 practical tips to avoid ransomware in your email

5 practical tips to avoid ransomware in your email

Malware

5 practical tips to avoid ransomware in your email

This guide offers you five informative tips on how best to avoid ransomware in your email, which is a common way for extortion-based malware to propagate itself.

Miguel Ángel Mendoza12 May 2015


Cybercrime

Whistleblower claims cybersecurity firm extorted clients

Whistleblower claims cybersecurity firm extorted clients

Cybercrime

Whistleblower claims cybersecurity firm extorted clients

A cybersecurity firm is accused of deceiving potential clients in order to extort business, according to whistle blower testimony to the FTC.

Alan Martin12 May 2015


Privacy

Photobucket hackers face charges over photo-stealing app

Photobucket hackers face charges over photo-stealing app

Privacy

Photobucket hackers face charges over photo-stealing app

Two men were arrested last week for allegedly developing hacking software that steals user information and photos from the image-hosting website Photobucket.

Kyle Ellison11 May 2015


Privacy

NSA phone surveillance ruled illegal by US appeals court

NSA phone surveillance ruled illegal by US appeals court

Privacy

NSA phone surveillance ruled illegal by US appeals court

The mass collection of American phone records and metadata by the National Security Agency (NSA) has been ruled illegal by a US appeals court.

Kyle Ellison08 May 2015


Malware

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

Malware

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

Not only is Brazil one of the most populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the countries with the highest percentage of Internet users using online banking. The latest research from ESET is now available: CPL Malware in Brazil.

Matías Porolli07 May 2015


Privacy

Security concerns prompts 'gold rush' for Chinese enterprise computing market

Security concerns prompts 'gold rush' for Chinese enterprise computing market

Privacy

Security concerns prompts 'gold rush' for Chinese enterprise computing market

Concern over the security of Windows in China has led to a 'gold rush', as Chinese firms race to fill the gap left by Microsoft's operating system, reports Reuters.

Alan Martin06 May 2015


Malware

Rombertik: the malware that 'destroys' computers if detected

Rombertik: the malware that 'destroys' computers if detected

Malware

Rombertik: the malware that 'destroys' computers if detected

Researchers have uncovered a new malware which will try to 'destroy' the computer, reports Cisco. Let's understand how it really is.

Alan Martin06 May 2015