Chinese Hackers Target European Drone Maker, Energy Firm
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Chinese Hackers Target European Drone Maker, Energy Firm

October 19, 2016
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A cyber attacker who has been making an advanced persistent threat on one European drone maker has been spotted and is believed to be based in China. The cyber attacker is also believed to have been going against a subsidiary of a French energy management company. ThreatConnect, a threat intelligence

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Republican donor website took their information as it was affected by malware for six months
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Republican donor website took their information as it was affected by malware for six months

October 18, 2016
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Hacking attempts at anything election related has been on the rise lately as the race to the November 8 election starts to heat up. During the final stretch of the election run now, many more leaks and hacks to the campaigns are being revealed and now another one affecting the

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492 ATMs Have Been Attacked in the First Half Of 2016
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492 ATMs Have Been Attacked in the First Half Of 2016

October 17, 2016
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It’s not only malware that can be used against the physical hardware even though when it’s loaded with so much sophisticated software. Sometimes, for criminals, the best way to get what they need they resort to physical methods. Call them old school tactics if you will. Reports coming out of

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Facebook Bug Bounty Program has seen the company pay out $5 million in bounty
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Facebook Bug Bounty Program has seen the company pay out $5 million in bounty

October 15, 2016
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It’s been five years since the launch of the bug bounty program at Facebook and the company has revealed some statistics of the program since its inception. The social media network said that they had paid about $5 million dollars as rewards to various white hat hackers who have helped

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5,761 Online Stores Are Affected By Data Stealing Malware at The Moment
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5,761 Online Stores Are Affected By Data Stealing Malware at The Moment

October 14, 2016
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Despite the fact that the WordPress platform is one of the most hacked CMS platform, other online shopping platforms which are compromising such as Magento and OpenCart are still as lucrative to the cyber attackers. Willem de Groot, a security analyst and researcher at Byte.nl, says that the number of

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Encryption Software Users Under Attack From New StrongPity Trojan
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Encryption Software Users Under Attack From New StrongPity Trojan

October 13, 2016
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When it comes to security, users who are in the market of encryption software are usually wise and astute and duping them is nigh impossible. Cheating and duping them through social engineering tricks doesn’t work in most cases. At the same time, however, this means that they are also a

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New malware record Skype and other video calls
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New malware record Skype and other video calls

October 12, 2016
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A new research has shown that hackers are now able to eavesdrop onto private video calls, even when you think you ate the only two people talking on the phone with your recipient. The director of research at Synack, a cybersecurity firm, Patrick Wardle managed to disclose how hackers could

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A new Anonymous cryptocurrency has privacy advocates are talking
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A new Anonymous cryptocurrency has privacy advocates are talking

October 11, 2016
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A new anonymous cryptocurrency which is known for its presence on the dark net marketplaces where drugs and other illicit goods are mostly sold is now to starting to show up. The dark net market places are synonymous with Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road and who is now in jail

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Cyber attackers hack pharmaceutical firm for the second time and asks for Rs4.3 crore
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Cyber attackers hack pharmaceutical firm for the second time and asks for Rs4.3 crore

October 10, 2016
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Some cyber criminals hacked into the pharmaceutical company Jindal Drugs Private Limited which led to them getting some information which they used to impersonate one of the company officials. After managing to impersonate the company official, the hackers then went on further to ask one of the clients represented by

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Opera releases new Opera Max which helps make Android apps more private
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Opera releases new Opera Max which helps make Android apps more private

October 8, 2016
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The new Opera Max, a leading data management and data saving app for the Android user will be able to provide some tools for users so that they can easily have transparent data usage and also let them easily control when and how they can their data plans. One of

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