Study finds five in 17 Certificate Authorities vulnerable to IP fragmentation attack

How the fast pace of cloud computing adoption in 2018 will dramatically change the security landscape next year.

The ultimate to-do list for ambitious security leaders.

Greater protection for users wanting to obscure their virtual encrypted disks

By Waqas

The Dark Web has become a thriving hub of all sorts of criminal activities from selling illegal drugs to the distribution of ransomware and running child porn platforms. To tackle the situation, a wide-scale crackdown was launched by European law enforcement agencies throughout Europe coordinated by Europol and 13 countries. The operation was launched on November 19th in […]

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By Waqas

Another day, another malware targeting Android users – This time, 22 apps have been removed from the Play Store after security researchers found malware draining user phone’s battery and also downloading files without their consent. These Android apps disguised themselves as legitimate software and in some cases even offered some functionality. The most popular of […]

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Researcher demonstrates how attackers could steal data from smartphones while they charge up.

The alleged ringleader of a gang of cyber hooligans that made bomb threats against hundreds of schools and launched debilitating denial-of-service attacks against Web sites (including KrebsOnSecurity on multiple occasions) has been sentenced to three years in a U.K. prison, and faces the possibility of additional charges from U.S.-based law enforcement officials. 

Watch out for emails about gift cards and corporate donations, researcher warn.

Tens of millions of dollars stolen from at least eight banks in East Europe, Kasperksy Lab says.