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Revealed: Imperva publishes research on decade old botnet, responsible for millions of attacks

Imperva Research Labs has revealed findings of a six-month intensive investigation into a botnet that has been exploiting CMS vulnerabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Tue, 27th Oct 2020

Cybersecurity

HackerOne hits $100M milestone with bug bounties

HackerOne's ethical hackers have collectively earned USD $100M in bug bounties, marking a significant milestone in combating global cybersecurity threats.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 28th May 2020

Gaming

PUBG Mobile cracks down on dirty cheaters

PUBG Mobile steps up anti-cheat efforts with Project: Ban Pan, boasting a 95% violation catch rate and 8,000 daily 10-year bans to ensure fair gameplay.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020

Hackers

Australian women-focusd hackathon #SheHacks expands across Victoria

Women-focused hackathon #SheHacks, run by Girl Geek Academy, will take place statewide across Victoria, Australia from February to April.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020

Cybersecurity

Want $10,000? Unisys tempts hackers at San Francisco event

Participants will try to compromise a target system protected by Stealth, Unisys' encrypted, identity-based microsegmentation solution.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2020

Malware

Huge growth in malware connected to popular musicians - Kaspersky

Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, in order to spread malware.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2020

Film

Get ready to take the red pill: The Matrix is coming back

Warner Bros Pictures and Lana Wachowski are bringing back Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss for another installment of The Matrix.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Aug 2019

Gaming

Cyber criminals targeting the gaming industry at an alarming rate

The gaming industry is becoming a prime target for cyber criminals, with 12 billion credential attacks in 17 months, says Akamai's new report.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jun 2019

Supply Chain

Hackers increasingly 'island hopping' – so what does it mean?

Hackers are escalating their use of 'island hopping', targeting less secure third-party suppliers to infiltrate larger organisations' networks and wreak havoc.

By Rick McElroy • 4 min read • Tue, 14th May 2019

Cybersecurity

Use a password manager? New study reveals it may be worse than useless

The study finds using a number of the top password managers is no better than putting your passwords in a text file and saving it to your desktop.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Feb 2019

Firewalls

When hackers get the munchies, they just steal McDonalds

Hackers in Canada strike McDonald's app, racking up CAD $500 in fast food charges. McDonald's blames security flaws; users left with empty banks and bellies.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Feb 2019

Malware

WatchGuard's eight (terrifying) 2019 security predictions

The next evolution of ransomware, escalating nation-state attacks, biometric hacking, Wi-Fi protocol security, and Die Hard fiction becomes reality.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Nov 2018

Machine identity

Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities

As companies integrate more digital tools into their business, many of them remain unaware of the risk code-signing certificates are exposing them to.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Aug 2018

Breach Prevention

French national behind UK data breach caught in Thailand

Europol has revealed details surrounding the arrest of a 25-year-old coder who allegedly helped to extort a British organisation.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018

Virtualisation

Why agility matters in the war against cybercrime

Endace's EMEA senior director shares why agility is fundamental to cybersecurity, enforcing that if it isn't top of the agenda, it should be.

By James Barrett • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018

Supply Chain

Report finds major banks under assault from stealth attacks

Cybercriminals are developing new technologies to not only penetrate system defences, but also to dwell within a company environment for longer.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 29th May 2018

Breach Prevention

Germany infiltrated by Russian group that crippled Ukraine's power

The power grid in modern countries may not be as secure as you think, as reports have emerged revealing hackers have breached Germany's supply.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 9th May 2018

Cybersecurity

Five reasons to kill off passwords as we know them

Centrify urges the end of passwords, citing their ineffectiveness and the rise of smarter security measures like two-factor authentication and biometrics.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2018