Nearly 9,000 malware-laden servers, compromised websites found in Singapore-based Interpol operation
Interpol is claiming success after discovering close to 9,000 malware command and control (C&C) servers and 270 infected websites across the Asean region. The Interpol Press Release revealed that the infected servers even included government servers: SINGAPORE –...
IT Professionals – Have your Say! – What do your customers need to know?
To our fellow IT + IT Security both hobbyist + professional friends, we are putting together an article on the top things your IT guy/gal needs you to do for yourself, or to understand about security, or dealing with IT security professionals.
The almost impossible to detect phishing attack in detect on Chrome, Firefox and Opera
This is one of those instances where the Microsoft and Apple browser beat out the competition – because this problem is mainly affecting Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera browsers.
Hackers have found a way of registering domains using unicode characters, which look like they are other websites… ie, they can not fake a domain you might have a login to, and the faked address can be nearly impossible to spot.
Learn how to fight this in at least Firefox, and when you might expect a fix from the other browsers.
IRS warns of Phishing Attacks this (and every) Tax Season
The IRS warns us every year, that Tax Season brings an increase in the number of phishing attacks targeting the unwary, pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service. This year is no different and here is the advice offered by the IRS this year.
NSA-leaking Shadow Brokers just dumped its most damaging release yet
The Shadow Brokers—the mysterious person or group that over the past eight months has leaked a gigabyte worth of the National Security Agency’s weaponized software exploits—just published its most significant release yet. Friday’s dump contains potent exploits and hacking tools that target most versions of Microsoft Windows and evidence of sophisticated hacks on the SWIFT banking system of several banks across the world.