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Security weakness in popular VPN clients
Numerous enterprise VPN clients could be vulnerable to a potentially serious security weakness that could be used to spoof access.
Medtronic cardiac implants can be hacked, FDA issues alert
Two serious flaws in the telemetry protocol could allow a hacker to control vulnerable Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs).
US legislators put industrial control system security on the map
After a spate of attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), the US this week officially recognized the need to secure them with a new bill.
Secret Service says “Backoff” malware hit 1000 businesses – 6 tips to keep your data safe
In a security advisory from the US Secret Service, the government said the malware known as Backoff has struck more than 1000 US companies since October 2013…
Bad passwords on PoS terminals leads to card stealing Backoff malware
More point of sale malware has been making the news, designed to steal credit card information as usual. This time the crooks are distributing the malware through remote control applications like Microsoft’s RDP. No exploits, no social engineering, just good old fashioned password guessing.