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A new tool called CyberTab will help businesses estimate the cost of real and potential cyberattacks, and the amount a company could possibly save by investing in preventative measures and technologies.
Surveillance DVRs infected with Bitcoin mining malware scanning for network attached storage devices on port 5000.
An email phishing scam uses a realistic-looking Apple login page in order to pilfer Apple ID usernames and passwords before moving on to steal user credit card information.
The potency of distributed denial of service attacks has increased steadily but dramatically over the last 14 months.
Developers are configuring GUIs as mechanisms for access control and exposing enterprises to privilege escalation and information disclosure vulnerabilities.
Microsoft caught searching through the contents of its users’ communication without a search warrant as part of an internal investigation.
Siemens fixes security vulnerabilities in industrial control systems equipment that effects critical infrastructure systems.
Comcast transparency report reveals government interest in data belonging to customers of the largest American Internet service provider.
A phone Tor browser for iOS available on the Apple App Store is reportedly a fake and serves users with spyware and adware.
The NSA now has a tool that can collect and temporarily store the content of every single foreign phone conversation in at least one country.
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