Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system. This type of malware forces its victims to pay the ransom through certain online payment methods in order to grant access to their systems, or to get their data back. Some ransomware encrypts files (called Cryptolocker). Other ransomware use TOR [...]
Qatar National Bank, the largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets, is investigating an alleged security breach of data posted online this week that revealed the names and passwords of a large number of customers. Qatar National Bank is probing reports of an online leak of confidential data of a large number [...]
If you’re one of the millions of people around the world who count themselves as Spotify users, we have some troubling news: it looks like Spotify recently suffered a security breach. A list containing hundreds of sets of account credentials was published late last week to popular anonymous text file sharing site Pastebin, and several of [...]
India's best ethical hacker and an Indian entrepreneur, has been recognized with the InfoSec Maestro Award along with being named a winner among Top CISO's of India in 2016 at the All India Infosec Maestro Conference summit. Pavankumar Bolisetty, one of India's best ethical hacker and an Indian entrepreneur, and extremely well known in the [...]
CBS recently fixed a vulnerability in its popular Sports application that could have exposed users to man-in-the-middle attacks and inadvertently leaked personal data. According to researchers, upon registration, users’ names, email addresses, account passwords, dates of birth, and zip codes were all sent over an unencrypted connection, in cleartext, to the app’s servers. Both the Android [...]
The FBI is warning people about a business email scheme which has resulted in huge losses to companies in Phoenix and other U.S. cities. Here’s how the scam works: A CEO seemingly emails an employee — typically in a finance or administrative role — instructing them to perform a wire transfer. The employee follows directions [...]
You may have heard the term ‘two-factor’ or ‘multi-factor’ authentication. If you haven’t heard of these terms, chances are you’ve experienced this and not even known it. The interesting thing is that two factor authentication is one of the best ways to protect your accounts from being hacked. So what exactly is it? Well traditional [...]
Even if an application has been built following security and defensive coding best practices, it will still require significant testing before it's ready for release. Whether this is routine testing for common vulnerabilities or security-focused penetration testing to pick up on the types of problems that often slip through the cracks, following security best practices [...]
A clever scam that involves a “free mobility or traffic app” is duping users by tracking their whereabouts and then sending a fake speeding ticket. Police in Pennsylvania detailed a scam that involves a mobile app, which may have been used to target people by sending them legitimate-looking speeding tickets via email. The app includes [...]
A poll of 1000 Institute of Directors members in the UK has found that two thirds of the companies who fall victim to a data breach are failing to declare it publicly or report it to the police for fear of reputational damage. Also, only around half of companies have a solid cyber security strategy [...]
