In this new paper from SophosLabs, Principal Researcher Gabor Szappanos takes a look into a new variation of the PlugX malware.
Tag Archives: Security threats
Payment card survey – where does your country sit on the fraud list?
6,159 people were questioned by ACI Worldwide in 20 countries around the world, on a range of topics including incidents of fraud, risky behaviours which may put people at greater fraud risk, the issuing of replacement payment cards in response to data breaches, and satisfaction with banks’ security processes and handling of fraud incidents.
Europe improving anti-cybercrime cooperation, but what about US and China?
Cybercrime is a global danger, so it’s vital that agencies in different jurisdictions work together to investigate and prosecute crimes being committed across borders. Any step away from full cooperation is a step in the wrong direction.
37% of Canadian Justice Department fail phishing awareness test
An in-house awareness test run late last year at Department of Justice Canada has revealed that a good percentage of its employees are for the most part fairly easy to trick with phishing scams. 
World Cup security well executed if you don’t count the WiFi
The company providing security for one of the World Cup venues in Brazil accidentally posted a photo containing the secret WiFi password. Does it really matter? Was it even a secret to begin with?
Privacy and iOS 8, USMS blunder and Cryptowall ransomware – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
One minute of fun with a serious side… 60 Second Security – 21 June 2014
59 vulns in IE, teenager versus Turing, and Twitter gets wormed – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Is 59 vulns in IE some kind of record? Did a computer really pass the Turing Test? Can a network worm ever be a joke? Find out in one minute!
SSCC 151 – Measuring vulns, Apple and Wi-Fi privacy, Android ransomware and more [PODCAST]
It’s our weekly security pocast! Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin dig into the latest security news for lessons we can all learn…
Twitter jumps to block XSS worm in Tweetdeck
A cross-site scripting flaw was disclosed this morning affecting the popular Twitter application Tweetdeck. It has now been fixed, but not before it wormed its way through thousands of browsers.
P.F. Chang’s investigates possible credit card breach
Restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s China Bistro says it is investigating claims of a data breach which may have led to debit and credit card details being posted on an underground forum.