After a mysterious three weeks off the grid, Necurs has returned to spewing massive volumes of email containing improved versions of the potent Locky ransomware and Dridex banking Trojan.
Tag Archives: Web Security
Carbonite Triggers Password Reset for 1.5M Customers After Reuse Attack
Online backup firm Carbonite is forcing all of its 1.5 million users to change their passwords after reporting it was targeted in a password reuse attack.
WordPress Security Update Patches Two Dozen Flaws
WordPress updated to version 4.5.3, a security release for all versions.
Let’s Encrypt Celebrates Big HTTPS Milestone
Certificate authority Let’s Encrypt is celebrating a major milestone in the young nonprofit’s existence issuing its 5 millionth certificate this month.
Nuclear, Angler Exploit Kit Activity Has Disappeared
Researchers who study exploit kits are reporting that two major kits, Angler and Nuclear, may no longer be available.
Email Servers For More Than Half of World’s Top Sites Can Be Spoofed
More than half of the world’s top sites suffer from misconfigured email servers, something that heightens the risk of having spoofed emails sent from their domains, researchers warn.
Ransomware A Two-Year Nightmare in the Making
The last two years have seen an astounding growth in the number of people encountering ransomware.
Advantech Patches WebAccess Remote Code Execution Flaws
Advantech has published a new version of its WebAccess product to address vulnerabilities that put installations at risk to remote code execution attacks.
Google Simplifies Two-Step Verification
Google has simplified its 2-step verification feature with a basic prompt users can take advantage of as a second form of authentication.
Meet the 18-Year-Old Who Hacked the Pentagon
The Department of Defense last week released the results of the first Hack the Pentagon bounty program and 18-year-old David Dworken was among those who participated.