Domain generation algorithms have been botmasters’ favorite tool for keeping malware up and running—and for frustrating security researchers and detection technologies.
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Matsnu Botnet DGA Discovers Power of Words
Domain generation algorithms have been botmasters’ favorite tool for keeping malware up and running—and for frustrating security researchers and detection technologies.
Home Depot Traces Credit Card Data Hack To Supplier Compromise
US retailer Home Depot said it has traced the world’s second largest theft of credit card details from its systems back to a supplier’s compromised username and password.
Cousin of Bugat trojan, 'Dridex,' spreads using macros
The proliferation of the Bugat trojan, also known as “Cridex,” put the threat among the top banking botnets last year – and now researchers warn that its so-called successor, “Dridex,” is targeting users via social engineering schemes.
Attention Retailers: It's Time to Plug Those Data Leaks
The birth of e-commerce dates to August 11, 1994 — the date when what was likely the first secure transaction over the World Wide Web occurred in Nashua, N.H.
Keep Calm & Verify: How To Spot A Fake Online Data Dump
Determining whether a data dump on Pastebin or elsewhere online is legit can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. Deloitte & Touche offers tips for how to weed out the fake hacks.
Staples Falls Victim to Latest Breach
So far, the Staples breach appears to be small, affecting only 11 stores in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
Office supplies chain Staples acknowledged Tuesday it is investigating a potential breach involving credit cards used at some of its stores.
How to Protect Your Money From Cyber Attacks
Aviv Raff knows a thing or two about cybersecurity. He’s chief technology officer at Seculert, which specializes in helping companies detect and stop sophisticated cyber attacks. In the wake of recent megabreaches such as the one at JPMorgan Chase (JPM), where hackers compromised personal information of some 76 million households, or Home Depot (HD), where the digital intruders got at about 56 million credit and debit card numbers, Raff says no one can afford to be complacent about digital safety. “Awareness is definitely rising, but there are people out there who still think it might not happen to them,” he says. “Everyone is at risk of being compromised.”
Poodles are attacking the Internet
There's yet another Internet bug that threatens to make your private conversations public. The new enemy: "Poodle" attacks.
YL Ventures helps Israeli startups make it big where it matters: Silicon Valley
Keep it small, move to the Valley, and reap big returns.
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