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It’s official: The FBI says car hacking is a real risk

21

Mar

2016

With a public service announcement compiled jointly with the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, the FBI has announced that it finally considers car hacking a real and present danger, and so should the general public and vehicle manufacturers. Taking as an example the car hacking demonstrated by researchers Charlie […]

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Locky ransomware activity ticks up

10

Mar

2016

Locky, a new family of ransomware that emerged in the last few weeks, has quickly made a mark for itself. Computer security companies say it has become a commonly seen type of ransomware, which is used to hold a computer’s files hostage pending a ransom payment. Trustwave’s SpiderLabs said on Wednesday that 18 percent of […]

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IRS issues warning to HR professionals over phishing scam

03

Mar

2016

Less than a month after it “renewed a consumer alert” for phishing scams, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the US has delivered another warning aimed this time at payroll and human resources professionals. It said that it has identified an “emerging phishing email scheme” that claims to be from business executives. The fraudsters behind the […]

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