Macro-malware attacks are on the rise, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom, Microsoft has reported in a blog post.
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OFAC! An acronym that cybersecurity professionals need to know
OFAC will soon be enforcing economic and trade sanctions against individuals and groups outside the United States that use cyber attacks to threaten U.S. foreign policy, national security or economic stability.
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The curious case of the ex-hacker “banned from the internetâ€
What kind of punishment best fits a convicted hacker? Jail time for serious computer crimes is almost a certainty, but for one ex-hacker, Higinio Ochoa, the terms of his parole also include being “banned from the internet”.
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Zero-day lets hackers hijack WordPress through rogue comments
A vulnerability in the WordPress blogging platform has been uncovered which allows hackers to hijack websites with a comment containing malicious JavaScript, The Hill reveals.
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WattsUpDoc: US hospitals trial AC power probes to treat medical malware
Two major hospitals in the United States are trialling a new system for detecting malware on medical devices, using probes that monitor AC power consumption to detect infections.
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Thirty Meter Telescope website falls over in hacktivist DDoS attack
Hacktivists have launched a distributed denial-of-service attack against the website of TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope), which is planned to be the Northern hemisphere’s largest, most advanced optical telescope.
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Point-of-Sale vendor has used the same admin password for 25 years
A major vendor of point-of-sale terminals has not changed the default passwords used on its devices in a quarter of a century, researchers have revealed at RSA 2015.
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Hack on the track: Signaling flaw leaves UK trains vulnerable
UK train services could be vulnerable to being hacked, hijacked and crashed, due to the trial of new digital signaling system designed to make lines safer.
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RSA Conference 2015: too much technology and not enough people?
Major themes of the 2015 RSA Conference: the degree to which the deployment of digital devices is outpacing our ability to deploy humans with the necessary skills and knowledge needed to secure data and systems.
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RSA 2015, the year security goes mainstream
What were the major themes from the RSA 2015 conference? Cameron Camp is on hand to give his verdict…
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