A real-life hacker discovered a flaw in the fictional hacker show’s website that could have exposed users’ Facebook profile information. Source: Sophos
From the youngest to the oldest in your household, every member of the family uses the Internet and apps to inform, entertain and maintain contact with their loved ones. This Sunday, May 15th, is International Day of Families and to celebrate, here are some basic tips to keep your family safe while navigating the web. Updates Make sure that your operating system and programs or applications […]
Crooks who peddle stolen credit cards on the Internet face a constant challenge: Keeping their shops online and reachable in the face of meddling from law enforcement officials, security firms, researchers and vigilantes. In this post, we’ll examine a large collection of hacked computers around the world that currently serves as a criminal cloud hosting environment for a […]
Spam: features of the quarter Trending: dramatic increase in volume of malicious spam The first quarter of 2016 saw a dramatic increase in the number of unsolicited emails containing malicious attachments. Over the last two years the number of email antivirus detections on computers with a Kaspersky Lab product installed fluctuated between 3 and 6 […]
From fashion and flights to technology and innovation, we love to get a good deal. We get a thrill out of saving money, and it’s even better when it’s free. There’s a world of freedoms, thanks to popular software and licenses that are offered for free, depending on what interests you. Whether you are a photo-fanatic, music-junkie, or […]
Wendy’s said today that an investigation into a credit card breach at the nationwide fast-food chain uncovered malicious software on point-of-sale systems at fewer than 300 of the company’s 5,500 franchised stores. The company says the investigation into the breach is continuing, but that the malware has been removed from all affected locations. “Based on the […]
Dreams of a Threat Actor There are two crucial features of the Android OS protection system: it is impossible to download a file without user’s knowledge on a clean device; it is impossible to initialize installation of a third-party app without user’s knowledge on a clean device. These approaches greatly complicate malware writers’ lives: to […]
Microblogging gives us the freedom to turn our thoughts or our status posts into conversations. Social networks like Twitter have opened doors for this type of instant communication. Even shorter than Twitter’s 140 characters is bit.Ly, an insanely popular platform for shrinking long URLs. But as always, with Bitly’s effectiveness and convenience, comes great security risks. Most of us are aware that these shortened […]
