Category: Security News

Android banking trojan masquerades as Flash Player and bypasses 2FA

March 9, 2016

Active users of mobile banking apps should be aware of a new Android banking trojan campaign targeting customers of large banks in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey. The banking malware, detected by ESET security products as Android/Spy.Agent.SI, can steal login credentials from 20 mobile banking apps.The list of target banks includes the largest banks in … More Android banking trojan masquerades as Flash Player and bypasses 2FA

The women of ENIAC and the future of women in tech

March 8, 2016

In 1942, six mathematicians were selected to program a machine that would help the US army calculate complex wartime ballistics tables. Using their combined mathematical and technical skill, these six programmers helped to create the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC) – one of the world’s first ever electronic computers. They were also all women. … More The women of ENIAC and the future of women in tech

New Mac ransomware appears: KeRanger, spread via Transmission app

March 7, 2016

New ransomware infecting Apple OS X surfaced on March 4th 2016, with the emergence of KeRanger. The first inkling of trouble came at the weekend. Users of Transmission – a BitTorrent client widely used on OS X – might have noticed the following warning: According to the warning, which was displayed within the Transmission application … More New Mac ransomware appears: KeRanger, spread via Transmission app

One-third of HTTPS websites left vulnerable to DROWN attack

March 4, 2016

A new vulnerability could leave as many as one-third of HTTPS websites open to decryption, meaning that sensitive data including usernames, passwords and credit card numbers could be at risk. The vulnerability has been dubbed DROWN (Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened eNcryption) and affects servers using an SSLv2 certificate. The website for DROWN states that as many as 33% of sites … More One-third of HTTPS websites left vulnerable to DROWN attack

Snapchat staff payroll data leaked in phishing scam

March 2, 2016

Snapchat has said that it is “impossibly sorry” after a data leak exposed payroll information for some of its current and former employees, reports the Guardian. The company was the victim of a common phishing scam, centered around an email that purported to have been sent by Snapchat’s chief executive Evan Spiegel. The email asked staff to share … More Snapchat staff payroll data leaked in phishing scam