Day: August 21, 2018

How Threats Increase in Internet Time

Cybercrime incidents and costs increase with each passing minute on the Internet. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Microsoft Sinkholes 6 Fancy Bear/APT28 Internet Domains

Operation appears to have disrupted early stages of an attack campaign using spoofed nonprofit, Senate, and Microsoft domains. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Ryuk Ransomware Emerges in Highly Targeted, Highly Lucrative Campaign

The highly sophisticated operation shares code with the Hermes malware, and may be linked to the Lazarus Group APT actor. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Super Smash Bros. Ultimate extended hands-on: A beefier Nintendo brawler – CNET

The fighter gets to the punch faster then ever, sending you (or your opponents) flying. …read more Source:: CNet


Need some good news? Ask Google: ‘Tell me something good’ – CNET

Google Assistant will now tell you uplifting news stories when asked. …read more Source:: CNet


Pure Storage buys StorReduce in first ever acquisition

The acquisition was announced alongside the company’s second quarter financial results, which beat market estimates. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Verizon Throttled Fire Department’s ‘Unlimited’ Data During Calif. Wildfire

Verizon Wireless’s throttling of a fire department that uses its data services has been submitted as evidence in a lawsuit that seeks to reinstate federal net neutrality rules. From a report: “County Fire has experienced throttling by its ISP, Verizon,” Santa Clara County Fire Chief Anthony Bowden wrote in a declaration. “This throttling has had…


Security MadLibs: Your IoT electrical outlet can now pwn your smart TV

McAfee finds new way to break thing that shouldn’t be on your home network in the first place A security vulnerability in “smart” power plugs can be exploited to infiltrate local computer networks.… …read more Source:: <a href=http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/21/mcafee_flaws_smartplugs/ target="_self" title="Security MadLibs: Your IoT electrical outlet can now pwn your smart TV” >Register


Dark Tequila: A Distilled Threat for Mexican Targets

Dark Tequila, which has been active since 2013, is highly modular and targets victims in Mexico. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Apple imagines a world where self-driving cars come with ‘countdown’ clocks – Roadshow

Apple’s patent hints at a self-driving car that will tell you every move it’s going to make. …read more Source:: CNet