Online | DataProtectionCenter.com

Ubuntu online forums hacked again by exploiting a known SQLi

18

Jul

2016

The Ubuntu online forums have been hacked for the second time in a few months and data of more than 2 Million users have been exposed. According to Ubuntu, the hackers exposed users’ data including usernames, email addresses, and IP addresses. The data breach was caused by the failure in applying a patch to the […]

Category Tech Written by admin 0 Comments

Malvertising slowing down, but not out

05

Jul

2016

We have not seen very many large scale malvertising attacks following the mysterious disappearance of the powerful Angler EK. The ones we do see tend to be related to low quality traffic and usually push the less sophisticated RIG or Magnitude exploit kits. The last high profile malvertising activity we had caught was on June 7th with […]

Category Malware Phishing Written by Blog 0 Comments

IRS unveils new cyber safeguards

29

Jun

2016

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is implementing new cyber-security initiatives for 2017 to stay ahead of hackers. The agency is expanding a pilot program to add 16-digit verification codes to W-2 forms, which are used to report wage and tax information. The IRS is also expanding its information campaigns to teach the public about tax […]

Category Cyber warfare Network security Written by Thehill 0 Comments

The Latest in IT Security

Posts Tagged ‘Online’

Ubuntu online forums hacked again by exploiting a known SQLi

Malvertising slowing down, but not out

IRS unveils new cyber safeguards

Categories

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments

About Us

Contact Us