Techno News

17.06.2014
95 percent of all cyber security incidents are caused by “human error”
IBM Corporation published a regular annual review of cyber security problems

17.06.2014
Blackmailers threaten to release personal information and taste preferences of Domino's Pizza clients
Cyber criminals hacked databases of pizza delivery chain in France and Belgium

16.06.2014
“Pandemiya” – entirely new malware
Researchers discovered a trojan that differ greatly from its predecessors

16.06.2014
World Cup records not related to soccer
FIFA World Cup in Brazil caused a wave of malicious apps targeting the Android

11.06.2014
Cyber crime costs the global economy $445 billion annually
American analysts estimated annual costs of cyber crime and cyber espionage

11.06.2014
Shorter doesn't mean safer
Google has suspended the launch of a feature that hides full details of web addresses in its browser

10.06.2014
Novelty from Apple: invisible until connected
New feature in iOS 8 does not allow Wi-Fi networks to track devices not connected to them

10.06.2014
Cryptowall: we are talking hundreds of thousands
New dangerous ransomware is actively spreading in English-speaking countries, but it can overcome the “language barrier”

09.06.2014
Microsoft saves on updating older versions of Windows
Security features patched in operating system Windows 8, but not in Windows 7, are discovered

09.06.2014
Hackers are people too
Passwords used by cybercriminals are not much stronger than the ones of their victims

06.06.2014
Microsoft scheduled update will address new critical vulnerabilities
Users running Windows should not miss updates next Tuesday

06.06.2014
Sponsor “set” English soccer team up
Passport numbers of English soccer team, participants of the World Cup in Brazil, are posted online

05.06.2014
The first ransomware for Android: communication in Russian, payment in Hryvnia
Malware that can be considered the first ransomware for Android has been discovered in Ukraine

04.06.2014
Microsoft believes that too much security does not exist
Microsoft Corporation recommends that users should take action to protect themselves from possible relapses of GameOver Zeus

04.06.2014
Soraya – a new threat to payment cards
Malware developers managed to create malicious software that attacks both point-of-sale terminals and personal computers

04.06.2014
U.S. Department of Defense wants to exclude human factor from cybersecurity systems
Experts with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States Department of Defense consider a man to be the “weakest link” in the mechanisms of cybersecurity

03.06.2014
Traces of GameOver Zeus and Cryptolocker led to Anapa
U.S. law enforcement announced taking down GameOver Zeus botnet and seizure of servers for the Cryptolocker ransomware, criminal charges are filed against Russian hacker in absentia

03.06.2014
Google risks being flooded with requests of link removal form
European Union’s highest court ruling may seriously complicate Google’s work in Europe

02.06.2014
IBM patents new technology to fight cyberfraud
IBM corporation intends to make the “way of interacting” of the user with his device and browser an additional method of identification

02.06.2014
Another ransomware uses Java vulnerabilities
CryptoDefense ransomware encrypts all data on the infected computers and requests $500 ransom payment