Category: welivesecurity

Cameron Camp
10
Apr
2025

it’s about more than medical info

After the Anthem mega-breach, questions abound about possible abuses of medical data. Here is a breakdown that offers some context….

Alan Martin
10
Apr
2025

Facebook exploit allowed attackers to remotely delete photos

A Facebook hack that allowed attackers to remotely delete any photo they wanted to from the social network has been…

Alan Martin
10
Apr
2025

Jamie Oliver website serves up a side of malware

Jamie Oliver’s website was affected by a malware issue, a spokesperson for the British celebrity chef has told the BBC….

Stephen Cobb
10
Apr
2025

Lenovo and Superfish? Don’t panic, you may not be affected

Lenovo’s installation of a security-breaking app called Superfish on some computers has customers justifiably angry, but some folks are now…

Alan Martin
10
Apr
2025

Top 10 breaches of 2014 attacked ‘old vulnerabilities’, says HP

A report by HP has found that 44 percent of all of the breaches in 2014 were caused by known…

Kyle Ellison
10
Apr
2025

Europol shuts down Ramnit botnet used to steal bank details

The Ramnit botnet that is said to have affected 3.2 million computers has been shut down by European police. 26…

Alan Martin
10
Apr
2025

Blu-ray exploits could allow computer malware infection

A pair of possible exploits in hardware and software used for playing Blu-ray discs have come to light, reports PC…

Alan Martin
10
Apr
2025

FREAK attack: security vulnerability breaks HTTPS protection

A widespread, long-standing security flaw that allows attackers to decrypt HTTPS-protected traffic between certain device and potentially millions of websites…

Sabrina Pagnotta
10
Apr
2025

There are still only a handful of women in the security field

There are many female researchers and computer experts who contribute to the field, helping everyone enjoy safer technology. We spoke…

Graham Cluley
10
Apr
2025

DDoS attack on feminist blog backfires on International Women’s Day

An attempt to silence feminism blog Femsplain backfires on DDoS attackers, as they only help to raise its profile. 09…

Alan Martin
10
Apr
2025

FBI investigating apparent ISIS attacks on Western websites

A number of seemingly unconnected Western websites were hacked over the weekend, with messages claiming Islamic State as the perpetrator….

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé
09
Apr
2025

CryptoFortress mimics TorrentLocker but is a different ransomware

ESET assess the differences between CryptoFortress and TorrentLocker: two very different strains of ransomware. Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé 09 Mar 2015  • …