Adobe flags new Flash attack, but patches delayed until later this week
Adobe on Tuesday has released security updates for Acrobat, Reader, and Cold Fusion with a forthcoming patch for a reported zero day exploit against Flash Player.
Adobe on Tuesday has released security updates for Acrobat, Reader, and Cold Fusion with a forthcoming patch for a reported zero day exploit against Flash Player.
Faced with few options, companies are increasingly ceding to cyberattackers' demands for payment after holding their stolen data hostage, while law enforcement struggles to catch nearly invisible foes.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Apr | Read more
Australian online-classified site Gumtree was hacked and used to spread malware via online display ads, while a large US healthcare provider was shut down after a malware infection and only partially recovered days later.
David Braue | 04 Apr | Read more
A new IT security penetration testing service has given an alarming glimpse at the ease with which cyber adversaries can compromise companies and government agencies.
Andrew Colley | 30 Mar | Read more
SAP has appointed former Yahoo security chief Justin Somaini as its new CSO as a new study claims to show that firms underestimate the risks SAP security poses to profits.
FireEye customers should update their security appliance after researchers have explained how it can be made to temporarily turn a blind-eye to malware.
FireEye said Monday it has acquired Invotas, a company that develops a platform that helps administrators respond faster to security incidents.
Jeremy Kirk | 02 Feb | Read more
Security firm FireEye has patched a serious, remotely exploitable bug in several products that can be caused simply by receiving an email.
Google researchers found a software flaw in several models of FireEye's security appliances which they say could give a cyberattacker full access to a company's network.
Jeremy Kirk | 16 Dec | Read more
FireEye says it has discovered a type of malware designed to steal payment card data that can be very difficult to detect and remove.
Jeremy Kirk | 07 Dec | Read more
Cyber attackers are targeting media companies throughout South East Asia in an apparent bid to undermine news outlets and uncover their sources, new research by SingTel and FireEye has found.
Andrew Colley | 24 Nov | Read more
The Ashley Madison postmortem continued, with Trend Micro uncovering apparent spams that were being used by the company in conjunction with fake user profiles – and some suggesting that the way the firm's developers had stored sensitive credentials allowed hackers to slip past their defences and crack 11.2 million passwords. Such source-code analysis is proving to be a treasure trove for hackers, with one cyberespionage group caught borrowing code from a leaked online banking Trojan.
David Braue | 14 Sep | Read more
Microsoft’s September Tuesday update has 12 security bulletins to address 55 vulnerabilities, including one Office graphics image bug that has reportedly been used in limited targeted attacks on customers.
A group of suspected Russian hackers are using Twitter in a clever way to mask their data-stealing malware, according to computer security firm FireEye.
Jeremy Kirk | 29 Jul | Read more
A small group of Nigerian scammers is using more sophisticated methods to defraud mostly Asian businesses, including buying exploit kits and malware from experienced coders, according to a new report from FireEye.
Jeremy Kirk | 23 Jul | Read more