As Votiro prepares to set up its Australian headquarters, the cyber security company has confirmed the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has given it security certification. Votiro, which specialises in protection against undisclosed and zero-day exploits utilised in cyber attacks, said the certification means its products can be used by government bodies, as well as healthcare and…
With the U.S. economy much improved, this year’s Christmas season is expected to be one of the best in years, and with the advance of digital technology, smartphones will be a key buying method for many consumers. Put those elements together and you have the latest “off the press” scam – the use of phony text messages…
Frank Abagnale Jr, one of history’s most successful counterfeiters (whose adventures were chronicled in the 2002 film “Catch Me if You Can”) knew the secret to successful scamming, years ago: Do your illicit business when nobody is paying attention. In the film, the ultrasuccessful check forger was portrayed printing out toogoodtobedetected phony cheques using an advanced printing press in a small village in France…
The fallout from Uber’s hack and subsequent attempted coverup is a lesson for organisations in how not to respond to a data breach, security researchers say. The ride sharing company said today that it had paid hackers $US100,000 in an effort to conceal a data breach affecting 57 million accounts one year ago, leading to two firings at…
The threats and attacks overwhelming the cyberspace have been keeping cybersecurity departments on their toes, and they should- This time the online banking service apps are the ones that should be concerned, as the good old web injection method commonly used in MITB-class attacks is now targeting banking apps on Android. This nightmare became a…
A recent scam targeted, and still is targeting, millions of Netflix users, trying to get them to follow a link to update their payment information via a realistic-looking email. That email was well enough crafted that it has fooled even some tech experts, and Inc’s Minda Zetlin described it as “a genuine work of art as phishing goes.”…
News that Equifax has had to spend US$87.5 million and counting on its recent data breach should serve as a warning to Australian companies as the era of mandatory data breach disclosure approaches. There are encouraging signs that consumers and business are taking the incoming laws seriously. But we need to look towards the healthcare sector to understand that…
In the wake of Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) attacks, the subject of Quick Fields has come into focus among cybersecurity pros as well. These, too, have the potential to become a major security problem, and some researchers have stepped up to the challenge and begun exploring the world of Word Quick Fields, and their implications….
Another Netflix phishing campaign was seen in the wild prompting customers to update their login credentials or risk being locked out of their account. A similar scam occurred earlier this year. Mailguard researchers described the email used in the scam as being relatively well designed and said the scammers are using a template system to generate individualized messages with specific recipient data,…