Hackers stories - Page 4

Endace's EMEA senior director shares why agility is fundamental to cybersecurity, enforcing that if it isn't top of the agenda, it should be.

Cybercriminals are developing new technologies to not only penetrate system defences, but also to dwell within a company environment for longer.

The power grid in modern countries may not be as secure as you think, as reports have emerged revealing hackers have breached Germany's supply.

How much are cybercriminals earning for their efforts? A new study by Bromium suggests that figure could be as much as US$2 million per job.

Cybereason created a fake financial services company with weak cybersecurity to reveal how cybercriminals are using bots to do all the grunt work.

Respondents in APAC put forth highest IT budget allocation to security, but overall executives allocate security less than 10% of their budget.

Check Point has released a 'cryptomining 101' document that details how cybercriminals hack into devices to steal their CPU power for illicit mining.

It's no secret that web browsers store a substantial amount of sensitive information about their users - hackers are taking advantage of this.

After the allegations about Emirates' customer data policies emerged, High-Tech Bridge ran a test on the site's security - with interesting results.

​The swelling generation of mobile workers is causing headaches for IT staff with more than half connecting to unsecured networks every week.

​As if it wasn't easy enough already, the lives for hackers has just been made a lot easier with a tool that lays bare AWS S3 servers.

Experts say while Swisscom may be playing the huge breach down, the implications of the breach will be far and wide.

A hacker hijacked Black Wallet to steal around $440,000 from Bitcoin rival Stellar Lumen - High Tech Bridge's CEO says it was simple to prevent.

The retailer has received a £400k fine after 'striking' security issues & systemic failures led to its 2015 breach - but experts say it's not enough.

UEFI scanning has quickly shifted from a theoretical necessity to an essential cybersecurity feature, safeguarding systems from persistent rootkit attacks.

The vulnerabilities in the SmartThinQ mobile app and cloud application enabled hackers to gain control of home appliances and spy on users.

​In just the last few weeks we've had three major breaches go public, and experts say this one could have been easily prevented.

Datto has revealed the results of its latest study of ransomware around the world that are concerning to say the very least.

A skilled cybercriminal can hack the automated syringe from anywhere in the world to take over and control it to adjust dosages. Is the IoT worth it?.

An expert from Digital Shadows dissects the once prominent method of infection known as exploit kits and whether they remain a threat.