Jerome Segura, a security researcher: What is important to remember is that legitimate websites entangled in this malvertising chain are not infected. The problem comes from the ad network agency itself.
Category: Security
Google’s Android L to encrypt user data by default
Just as Apple revealed that it has enhanced its encryption system, Google has announced that it’s next OS iteration will come with data encryption on by default.
Apple: Decrypting user data is impossible in iOS 8
Tim Cook: We know that your trust doesn’t come easy. That’s why we have and always will work as hard as we can to earn and keep it.
Apple adds two-factor authentication for iCloud access
Apple is sending out an email titled “Two-step verification now protects iCloud” to users announcing the new security feature.
WordPress.com resets 100,000 user accounts post Gmail password leak incident
Days after it came into light that around up to 5 million Gmail usernames and their corresponding passwords were published on a Russian Bitcoin forum, WordPress.com has stepped forward to secure thousands…
Gmail password leak: Check if your account is on the list
There are a number of tools available online, to help you check if your Gmail account is one among the 5 million!
5 Million Gmail passwords leaked; no breaches reported yet
Google: We found that less than 2% of the username and password combinations might have worked, and our automated anti-hijacking systems would have blocked many of those login attempts. We’ve protected the affected accounts and have required those users to reset their passwords.
Apple to ramp up iCloud security alerts following celebrity photo leak
Apple CEO Tim Cook said after a wave of criticisms for lack of security for its iCloud service following the celebrity photo scandal a few days ago that Apple will aggressively promote…
UK Govt to offer free online cyber security course
The UK Gov would be offering a free online course on cyber security with an objective of equipping the next generation with the requisite knowledge and expertise to become experts in cyber…
Twitter announces bug bounty program; to pay $140 per bug
Twitter has finally attached monetary incentives to bug discoveries and will pay a reward of $140 to security researchers through its new bounty programme if they are able to report any security…
Europol initiates international cybercrime taskforce J-CAT
Europol: The aim is not purely strategic, but also very operational. The goal is to prevent cybercrime, to disrupt it, catch crooks and seize their illegal profits.
iPhone users may receive bill shocks owing to app vulnerability, security researcher says
Andrei Neculaesei: While I only tested on a few apps which are big names, it is safe to assume that the smaller teams and platform haven’t even thought about preventing this.
Cyber attack exposed personal data of at least 25,000 US government workers
However, there are chances for the number of impacted employees to increase!
Gmail app hack with 92% success rate proves iOS, Windows, Android vulnerable to attacks
The research found that of the seven apps tested attacks on Gmail and H&R Block were successful 92 percent of the time.
Heartbleed exploited in Community Health Systems data breach
In July 2014, Community Health Systems confirmed that its computer network was the target of an external, criminal cyber attack that the Company believes occurred in April and June, 2014.