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It's been three years since researchers first discovered automated tank gauges (ATGs) at some 5,000 US gas stations exposed on the public Internet without password protection, and a recent scan found 5,635 locations were vulnerable to the same issue.

One of the men behind the Scan4You, a counter-antivirus tool used by cybercriminals to determine whether their malware would be flagged during routine security scans, has been convicted on three counts in federal court.

Everyone has that thing. That trigger that makes a person twitch. Whether that's standing on the left side of an escalator, walking too slow on the sidewalk or coworkers neglecting to take home last Tuesday's Chipotle guacamole (yes, it has indeed gone bad).

Cybercriminals looking to purchase malware are frequent flyers on dark web forums. Often, nefarious actors are in search of the attack that will deliver the greatest gains, which is why it might come as a surprise to learn that many criminals are rolling the dice on crypto-jacking connected devices.

Data breaches stemming from misconfigured cloud-based storage servers are utterly preventable, and it's up to the security community to educate organizations about tools that are readily available to scan for such mistakes, according to Mark Nunnikhoven, Trend Micro's VP of cloud research.

What matters most, right now, to today's information security community, overwhelmed by an increasing number of not only attacks, but also regulations, quantity of solutions and inability to separate snake oil from reality?

An evolved variant of Necurs botnet malware is using .url files -- known as internet shortcuts -- as part of its infection chain in order to bypass conventional detection methods.

As U.S. lawmakers decide how best to respond to Facebook’s personal data scandal, regulators in Canada are being encouraged to do more to protect the privacy of users in this country.

A security researcher discovered the recent Windows Meltdown patches may fix the Intel flaws but also introduced a more severe vulnerability in some versions of Windows.

A hardware wallet for virtual currencies with millions of users has been compromised by a 15-year-old security researcher.

When Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a status update Wednesday on the still-unfolding Cambridge Analytica scandal, he called it an “issue,” a “mistake” and a “breach of trust.” But he didn’t say it was a data breach.

The relative quiet in ransomware attacks so far in 2018 may be a bit misleading, as ransomware developers have been busy and in some cases moving their craft forward with techniques used in enterprise software development.

Following the tragic death of a woman in Arizona who was struck by a self-driving Uber in autonomous mode, questions have arisen over the other risks of connected cars. In particular, hacking.

Consumers are more worried now about their protected health information (PHI) being compromised, thanks to high-profile breaches like Anthem and Allscripts. The recent RSA Data Privacy Report surveyed 7,500 consumers in Europe and the US. It showed that 59 percent of the respondents were concerned about their medical data being compromised. Thirty-nine percent were worried that a hacker would tamper with their medical information.

A number of recent security industry reports from companies like Trend Micro have found that mobile malware is becoming more widespread and it is increasing in sophistication.

The SecureWorld team just finished reading the latest Trend Micro report, and it's the type of threat landscape information, in plain English, you'll want to share with your leadership team.

Just about all security experts agree that using a VPN, or virtual private network, when accessing the internet via computer or phone is a good idea. In particular, a VPN is one of the easiest ways to avoid getting hacked while you’re taking advantage of the free WiFi at an airport or library.

Criminal “products” from the underworld marketplace are part of a sophisticated and highly profitable global industry.

Time is nearly up. The day of reckoning when it comes to data protection is nearly upon us, with May 25th 2018 marked in bold in every business calendar or diary. The General Data Protection Regulation, or its more popular moniker GDPR, has cast an omnipresent shadow over global business for the last year, with a myriad of surveys and research repeatedly warning against non-compliance – normally with the much used adjective of ‘unprepared’.

The number of unique mobile malware samples increased sharply in 2017 compared to a year ago, according to Trend Micro.

Employing sophisticated scams involving social engineering, email phishing, and the harvesting of employee passwords, attackers have pilfered millions of dollars from some of the world largest corporations—all while bypassing traditional hacking safeguards by simply avoiding the use malware.

An Android trojan that started out as an open-source project has been updated to allow hackers to gain access to virtually all data on infected devices. The new variant of AndroRAT is disguised as an app called 'TrashCleaner' and researchers at Trend Micro say it's distributed via a malicious URL -- indicating that this threat comes from third-party download sites or phishing attacks.

Cyber experts say at least one group of hackers tied to Russia, known as Fancy Bear, has targeted international sporting organizations. According to cyber security firm Trend Micro, the same hacking outfit that penetrated the Democratic National Committee’s computer systems also hacked into the European Ice Hockey Federation, the International Ski Federation, the International Biathlon Union, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and the International Luge Federation.

While no cybercriminal worth his salt would turn down a chance to get his hands on your credit card information, there’s an even bigger prize: your Social Security number, which cybersecurity experts say is now the single most valuable piece of information in terms of being able to steal your identity.

IoT stands for the Internet of Things. In the simplest terms possible, it means any device with an on/off switch can be connected to the Internet – from your home heating to vending machines to CCTV cameras. It can also apply in industrial contexts – for instance the drill of an oil rig. Technology research firm Gartner predicts that there will be over 26 billion connected devices by 2020 – “a pervasive digital presence…throughout business process and operations”.