Android-powered smart TVs targeted by malicious apps
Smart TVs running older versions of Android are being targeted by several websites offering apps containing malware, according to Trend Micro.
Jeremy Kirk | 08 Jan | Read more
Smart TVs running older versions of Android are being targeted by several websites offering apps containing malware, according to Trend Micro.
Jeremy Kirk | 08 Jan | Read more
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of an organization that issues free digital certificates, sparking a disagreement over how to deal with such abuse.
Jeremy Kirk | 07 Jan | Read more
Smart TVs are opening a new window of attack for cybercriminals, as their security defenses often lag far behind those of smartphones and desktop computers.
Jeremy Kirk | 28 Dec | Read more
A new law passed by China's Parliament on Sunday requires technology companies to assist the government in decrypting content, a provision that the country maintains is modeled after Western law.
Jeremy Kirk | 28 Dec | Read more
An experiment by a cybersecurity research center shows attackers are trying to find Juniper firewalls that haven't been patched to remove unauthorized spying code.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Dec | Read more
Cisco Systems has launched an internal code review following Juniper's disclosure last week of unauthorised spying code found in its enterprise firewall products.
Jeremy Kirk | 22 Dec | Read more
The discovery of spying code nestled deeply in Juniper's networking equipment, the latest example of a major IT vendor caught up in an damaging cyberattack, raises many questions.
Jeremy Kirk | 21 Dec | Read more
Juniper, a major manufacturer of networking equipment, said on Thursday it found spying code planted in certain models of its firewalls, an alarming discovery that echoes of state-sponsored tampering.
Jeremy Kirk | 18 Dec | Read more
Three men have been charged over a hacking scheme that allegedly collected tens of millions of personal records for use in spam campaigns.
Jeremy Kirk | 16 Dec | Read more
Google researchers found a software flaw in several models of FireEye's security appliances which they say could give a cyberattacker full access to a company's network.
Jeremy Kirk | 16 Dec | Read more
The open-source project behind the widely used Joomla content management system has issued a patch for a vulnerability that is now being widely used by hackers.
Jeremy Kirk | 15 Dec | Read more
A former Electronic Frontier Foundation executive director will lead the Tor Project, the widely used anonymity tool that frequently comes up in debates over encryption and privacy.
Jeremy Kirk | 14 Dec | Read more
More than a dozen companies are failing to encrypt data payment card information transmitted from their mobile applications, putting users at a security risk.
Jeremy Kirk | 10 Dec | Read more
A major UK newspaper is cleaning up its website after a criminals tried to deliver ransomware to thousands of its readers.
Jeremy Kirk | 09 Dec | Read more
A former Secret Service agent was sentenced Monday to 71 months in prison for stealing bitcoins from vendors on the Silk Road, the now-shuttered underground marketplace he was investigating.
Jeremy Kirk | 08 Dec | Read more