Since Friday's big DDoS attack on Dyn, we’ve heard a lot about what Mirai and the attack on Dyn was, much of which is guesswork to fill in the blanks. Let's look at some of the assertions and myths that have been doing the rounds.
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Lees meerNo sooner had we written about long-lived Linux kernel bugs...and along comes an 11-year-old vulnerability that's easy to exploit.
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Lees meerThat estimate, based on criminal activity and losses reported to Action Fraud, represents an average of £210 for every UK resident age 16 and up.
Lees meerYou’ve probably been warned about the risks of trusting emails from people you don’t know, but what about emails from your friends, colleagues, long-standing doctor or smart-suited solicitor?
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Lees meerSophosLabs presents a fascinating new paper explaining how malware tools like Ancalog help non-techie crooks get straight into cybercrime...
Lees meerResearchers developed an acoustic eavesdropping attack scenario using VoIP, hitting an accuracy rate of up to 91.7%.
Lees meerThe great thing about computer bots is they never stop - that's also their biggest weakness.
Lees meerA Google security researcher measured how long kernel bugs hang around in Linux after they've been introduced.
Lees meerFacebook joins Google and Apple in adopting the EU-US Privacy Shield, the new and improved Safe Harbor.
Lees meerOne risk: complete, easily attained compromise via HTTP. Another is ignoring these updates: Oracle's seeing attacks on already fixed stuff!
Lees meerDid you realize that guessing somebody's password (or, at least, using it to access an account without permission) is a crime?
Lees meerHave you picked up a #NeverHillary sticker lately? If so, your card details may well have been whisked away to be sold on the black market.
Lees meerThe new EU General Data Protection Regulation could catch firms off guard and bring heavy fines for non-compliance.
Lees meerThe CryPy ransomware steals a list of filenames, and uses a unique encryption key for each one - which makes variable file pricing possible.
Lees meerReplete with convincing legalese! ... again!
Lees meerAnswer: yes. Police forces badly need more people to tell them about attacks.
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