A ridiculous number of companies are exposing some or all of their proprietary and customer data by putting it in the cloud without any kind of authentication needed to read, alter or destroy it. When cybercriminals are the first to discover these missteps, usually the outcome is a demand for money in return for the stolen data. But when these screw-ups are unearthed by security professionals seeking to make a name for themselves, the resulting publicity often can leave the breached organization wishing they'd instead been quietly extorted by anonymous crooks.

Banks and other financial firms have disclosed three times as many breaches so far this year than they did in 2016, Bitglass says.

Foxit Software has patched over 100 vulnerabilities in its popular Foxit PDF Reader. Many of the bugs tackled by the company include a wide array of high severity remote code execution vulnerabilities. Foxit on Friday released fixes for Foxit Reader 9.3 and Foxit PhantomPDF 9.3, which addressed a whopping 124 vulnerabilities. It’s important to note […]

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Facebook's attackers may have gained access to several third-party apps and websites via Facebook Login.

The relationship between the malware and the APT group remains somewhat murky.

Two felony counts each carry a maximum 10-year prison sentence.

By Zehra Ali

The DNS or Domain Name System is one of the most necessary components for the internet functionality. Most often, the internet businesses are negligent to the security of their digital identity that is the DNS. This poor security of DNS makes it vulnerable to many cyber attacks which are beneficial for the attackers. Fortunately, an […]

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A new study highlights which celebrities are associated with the most malicious websites, making them risky search subjects.

A new study highlights which celebrities are associated with the most malicious websites, making them risky search subjects.