Even weak hackers can pull off a password reset MitM attack via account registration
Even weak attackers can pull off a password reset man-in-the-middle attack by getting you to register at a new website.
Even weak attackers can pull off a password reset man-in-the-middle attack by getting you to register at a new website.
The concept of online marketplaces was pioneered by eBay and Amazon many years ago. But these horizontal marketplaces are now being disrupted by vertical marketplaces such as Uber and Airbnb, which use technology to greatly improve the experience of buying and selling of traditional offline transactions. In doing so, these organisations have a well thought out value proposition which is flawlessly executed.
Nigel Phair | 20 Sep | Read more
Criminals recently used eBay-owned Australian online classifieds site gumtree.com.au to spread malware through online display ads.
Malvertising campaigns have reached more users than ever before, reported security firm Invincea yesterday, with many brand-name websites affected -- including CBS Sports, Yahoo and eBay in the UK, Livestrong, Perez Hilton, Glenn Beck's TheBlaze.com and the Drudge Report.
Maria Korolov | 14 Jul | Read more
Ford drives into car-sharing... U.S. government ranked last on app security... Google intros free music streaming... and more tech news.
IDG News Service staff | 24 Jun | Read more
Top security experts gathered at the ComputerworldUK-Fortinet ATP event earleir this month to explain the threats to your organisation - and how to protect yourself.
Margi Murphy | 27 May | Read more
European legislators are about to reopen a debate on whether Facebook and Twitter should be subject to the same rules as power grids and payment services for protecting critical IT infrastructure and the data it carries.
Loek Essers | 13 Mar | Read more
Hackers are gearing up for the big holiday shipping season with a new collection of email that are just too good not to click on.
Maria Korolov | 12 Nov | Read more
A 19-year-old U.K. man said he was relieved after receiving probation for pleading guilty to four hacking-related charges in connection with a large distributed denial-of-service attack on the Metropolitan Police Service's website.
Jeremy Kirk | 07 Nov | Read more
In 2014, it seemed that no industry went unscathed. The data breaches this year were broad and deep. Software maker Adobe was hit for 152 million records. Online marketplace eBay was drained of another 145 million; Bank and financial services firm JP Morgan Chase 76 million; retailers Target and The Home Depot for another 70.
George V. Hulme | 06 Nov | Read more
I've been stressing two-factor authentication (2FA), or two-step verification, in my early columns here at Private I, because I believe most people avoid using this extra protection for their accounts due to the fuss and management, and may think it will lock them out of access or require an extra step when it's unnecessary.
Glenn Fleishman | 31 Oct | Read more
Symantec has said that it will separate into two business units; one that focuses entirely on security, while the other sticks to information management.
Steve Ragan | 10 Oct | Read more
Taking a cue from Hewlett-Packard and eBay, Symantec is said to be in talks to carve out the company into two entities.
John Ribeiro | 08 Oct | Read more
Criminals are exploiting an eBay security weakness that could result in shoppers getting redirected to a malicious webpage that tries to steal bank account information.
Antone Gonsalves | 23 Sep | Read more
A security feature offered by PayPal to help prevent accounts from being taken over by hackers can be easily circumvented, an Australian security researcher has found.
Jeremy Kirk | 05 Aug | Read more