Category: Security News

TalkTalk profits halve following last year’s major cyberattack

May 13, 2016

The UK-based telecommunications company TalkTalk has seen its profits more than halve, following last year’s “significant and sustained cyberattack”. Profits were down to $20 million compared with $46 million for the same period last year, which has largely been attributed to the financial fallout of the high-profile incident. The cost of the cyberattack, which was … More TalkTalk profits halve following last year’s major cyberattack

Another Eurovision contestant? Even malware can ‘perform music’

May 13, 2016

On the 14th of May, more than two dozen talented musicians from Europe will compete in Stockholm in one of the longest-running television shows in history – Eurovision. For the 61th time, contestants representing members of the European Broadcasting Union will perform an original piece to compete for the jury’s and public’s favor in the … More Another Eurovision contestant? Even malware can ‘perform music’

Adobe warns of Flash zero-day vulnerability, being actively exploited by online criminals

May 12, 2016

As I write this, if you’re running Adobe Flash on your Windows, Mac, Linux or Chrome OS computer you’re potentially at risk. Adobe has issued a security advisory, warning of an as-yet unpatched critical security hole in its popular Flash player software that is reported to being actively exploited by criminals in the wild. No … More Adobe warns of Flash zero-day vulnerability, being actively exploited by online criminals

42,000 Irish emails breached? Change passwords now!

May 11, 2016

ESET Ireland recommends Irish computer users change their email passwords in light of the suggested global email breach. Last week it was reported a massive global email breach has occurred. Allegedly 272 million email accounts were compromised in one of the largest revealed data breaches to date. ESET Ireland, however, cannot confirm this, as the … More 42,000 Irish emails breached? Change passwords now!

SWIFT: We’re not responsible for Bangladesh Bank cyberheist

May 11, 2016

SWIFT has delivered a strongly-worded statement that rejects the claims made by both Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Police’s Criminal Investigation Department over one of the biggest cyberheists in history. The global provider of secure financial messaging services said that claims by the aforementioned, that its technicians are to blame, as reported by Reuters, are “false, … More SWIFT: We’re not responsible for Bangladesh Bank cyberheist