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A big rise in drone use is likely to lead to a new wave of "dronejackings" by cybercriminals, security experts warned Tuesday. A report by Intel's McAfee Labs said hackers are expected to start targeting drones used for deliveries, law enforcement or camera crews, in addition to hobbyists.

Machine Learning Will Improve The Probability of a Successful Attack

Cisco has decided to modify its vulnerability disclosure policy and give software vendors more time to patch the flaws discovered by the Talos security intelligence and research group before disclosing their details.

Users Around the World Vulnerable to Attacks on Port 7547

Proficio, a provider of managed detection and response services, announced on Monday that it has closed a $12 million round of funding from private equity firm Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and Singapore-based telecommunications provider M1.

In a massive crackdown, police and law enforcement agencies across Europe have seized more than 4,500 website domains trading in counterfeit goods, often via social networks, officials said on Monday.

Threat Intelligence That Combines External and Internal Data Will Help You Determine What You Need to Care About in Your Environment

A ransomware attack that began on November 25 forced the San Francisco Municipal Transport Authority (SFMTA, or 'Muni') to progressively close ticketing machines and open the gates to its railway system.

A Mirai-based worm leverages a recently disclosed attack vector to hijack routers and modems. Researchers determined that a large number of devices around the world could be vulnerable to attacks.

Internet service for almost one million households in Germany was disrupted by likely deliberate hacking, provider Deutsche Telekom said Monday.

The latest version of cURL patches nearly a dozen vulnerabilities, more than half of which were discovered as a result of an audit conducted recently by security experts.

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform could have been exploited by attackers to gain administrator access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) instances and storage accounts, according to a software engineer.

While packed with a load of new security features, Window 10 doesn’t offer some of the additional protections that Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) brings, CERT vulnerability analyst Will Dormann warns.

Google Warns Journalists and Activists About Recent State-Sponsored Attacks

Several vulnerabilities have been identified in Uber’s recently launched UberCENTRAL service. The ride-sharing company patched the flaws and rewarded the expert who found them.

Scammers are abusing YouTube as a new way to promote backdoored phishing templates and provide potential buyers with information on how to use the nefarious software, Proofpoint researchers warn.

Researchers at Norway-based security firm Promon have demonstrated how thieves with the necessary hacking skills can track and steal Tesla vehicles through the carmaker’s Android application.

The cybercriminals behind the notorious Cerber ransomware family have released three new versions of the malware this week, with the most notable change being the addition of new IP ranges in Cerber 5.0.

A team of researchers has showed how a piece of malware can spy on users by silently turning their headphones into a microphone that can capture audio data from a significant distance.

The U.S. Navy has launched an investigation into a data breach involving the personal information of more than 130,000 current and former sailors.