Ransomware continuously made the headlines throughout 2016. And as the end of the year is approaching, security researchers are gathering statistics and drawing conclusions. Mistakes involving ransomware shouldn’t be repeated, especially on behalf of businesses where losses usually skyrocket. Related:…
It has been confirmed that another 1 billion accounts were compromised back in 2013 when the company Yahoo was hacked by what many believe to be a state-sponsored attack. Back then the same accused perpetrators were reported to hack 500…
December 2016’s Patch Tuesday has rolled out some crucial security updates, like KB3204059, the cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. This update is also known as MS16-44, and it should definitely be prioritized by IT administrators as it patches remote…
Encryption is now being used in DDoS attacks, Kaspersky researchers have found. The company has uncovered a specific attack exploiting vulnerabilities in WordPress via an encrypted channel. Because of the difficulty to identify them amongst clean requests, these attacks are…
Credit and debit cards are often targeted by cybercriminals looking to harvest users’ credentials and details. Luckily, there is a new service (called Privacy) which will take care of users’ online transactions in a curious and innovative manner – by…
Apple has released their security report concerning several critical updates that were discovered on their last IOS 10.2 version. Anyone who is using it is advised to immediately install their latest update and patch those exploits to increase the security…
Bad news for Android users – Doctor Web has uncovered two types of downloader Trojans implemented in the firmware of Android devices. The Trojans communicate with a command & control server to receive instructions about the apps to silently download…
Facebook has been granted an e-money license in the EU. The Central Bank of Ireland has given Facebook Payments International Limited (FBPIL) this license which allows the social media to facilitate peer-to-peer payments on its platform. Ireland is a member…
Facebook has long been a target for all kinds of scammers. The social network has often been leveraged in malware distribution campaigns. Cyren researchers just discovered a malicious Google Chrome extension that is spreading nude celebrity PDFs to Facebook groups.…
In 2016, ransomware has been extremely devastating for businesses, and the statistics prove it. A new report by Kaspersky Lab shows that ransomware attacks on companies tripled from January to September. This means that one in every five businesses was…
Cyber Kangaroo is the name of a cyber game held on Thursday in Canberra, Australia and organized by RAND Corporation and the National Security College (NSC). The game was dedicated to the growing popularity and use of Internet of Things…
Since Christmas is coming, we at Sensors Tech Forum have decided to change it up a bit and introduce to you several cool ideas of gifts that someone working in the IT industry would really enjoy. When it comes to…
It’s time to update Office 2013, 2016 and Office 365 Click-to-Run. On Tuesday, Microsoft traditionally released its non-security bulletin, and although some of the patches were not available in certain parts of the world for a while, they are all…
We all know what happens during winter holidays – people begin to use their cards and banks become very busy due to the increased amount of transactions conducted due to winter holidays. This is also the perfect opportunity for cyber-criminals…
Brand new vulnerabilities have been revealed concerning the IP White Box cameras made by Sony. Two primary alerts have popped out this week concerting the IP cameras, suggesting the IoT security is beginning to become a widespread problem for both…
Security firm ESET has reported that millions of users have been exposed to malicious code served from the pixels in compromised banner ads. The end goal of the operation was the installation of Trojans and spyware on targeted systems. The…
Phishing continued to be one of the major online threats throughout 2016. Webroot statistics show that 84% of phishing sites were online for less than 24 hours, which makes their average life cycle less than 15 hours. These numbers show…
Several of the most influential tech companies have started a cooperation to identify digital information of violent terror content. From now on, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube will share with one another “violent terrorist imagery or terrorist recruitment videos or…
Tech giant Sony has just detected and terminated a debug backdoor in 80 of its Internet-connected surveillance cameras. The backdoor could be exploited to hijack the devices via malware such as the Mirai botnet. More specifically, the hardcoded logins in…
Dirty Cow may sound like someone’s favorite insult but it’s actually Google’s latest Android vulnerability addressed in the corresponding security update. This particular fix comes along with 49 flaws, 11 of which are rated critical fixes. Related: Do You Need…
