Ransomware

Cybersecurity specialists, computer scientists, business owners, academics & students urge Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to veto a hacking crime bill they say will hamper white hat researchers from uncovering security flaws.

Canadian organizations will soon be obliged to meet minimum reporting requirements following a personal data breach, the country’s federal government said.

I was seeking an overflow vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution (RCE). I wanted a simple piece of software so it would be easier to debug and understand. Eventually I found a reported vulnerability for something called EasyChat. Here's my test.

Somebody hacked into data centers in Iran and Russia late last week by exploiting a vulnerable software tool for Cisco Systems' networking gear. A patch for the known vulnerability has been widely available, though apparently not applied in this case.

Cybercrooks and hackers have fine-tuned their exploits, malware, machinations and attacks to commit more crypto-related crimes. Trustwave explains the threats and solutions.

For companies on the receiving end of a data security-related class action securities fraud complaint during the past year, we have found that the lawsuits fall into three general categories.

Hackers hit a third-party communications system used by at least four U.S. natural gas pipeline companies.

The JokerStash gang, aka Fin7, hacked Saks and Lord & Taylor point of sale (PoS) retail systems to steal data from 5 million credit cards and debit cards. EMV chip readers could have protected data, Sophos says.