The WannaCry virus is giving the Travelocity Gnome a run for his money as world traveler, recently popping up in a Honda plant in Sayama, Japan, and just yesterday, hitting the network of a company that controls Australian traffic cameras. More than fifty cameras, most located in the inner-city of Melbourne, were infected with the virus. According to a recent BBC article, a … [Read more...]
Phishing Attack Duped Flocks Using Google Docs
Yesterday, many Google Docs users were sent an email prompting them to open and edit a file. Sadly, because the invitation came from Google’s legitimate system and because familiar senders were on the “From:” line, tons of users were duped into opening this malicious file, which granted permissions to an external web app named “Google Docs.” By the time a victim clicked … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi Hacking: Serious Threats You Might be Missing
According to Cisco’s 2016 VNI report, Wi-Fi now accounts for 60 percent of all connections to the internet and they estimate that the number of public Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide will grow to 540 million in 2021. But with more and more people connected to the internet wirelessly, the risk of digital attacks increases as well. Ryan Orsi, Director of Product Management … [Read more...]
New Tusayan Malware Targets WordPress, Joomla and Magento
Attention WordPress, Joomla and Magento content management system users. There’s a new dual threat malware that not only steals administrative privileges, but also takes computer files and makes them public. Identified by SiteLock and named Tusayan, the malware is currently active in the wild. How does it work? An attack begins by inserting an IndoXploit Shell file and then … [Read more...]
Does Your New Virtual Assistant Device Pose a Security Risk?
Hey Siri, do “always listening” virtual assistants carry serious security and privacy risks? According a recent CSO Online article, nearly 50 percent of IT professionals think so. Though these products provide a ton of convenience and are just flat out cool, experts are wary about the amount of private or confident information they might be privy to. Here’s what Marc … [Read more...]