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Over the past month, thousands of websites built on the WordPress and Joomla! content management systems have been compromised to redirect users to the CryptXXX ransomware, Sucuri researchers reveal.

EU member states on Friday approved a highly-criticized deal with the US intended to curb government spying on the personal internet data of EU citizens.

Kaspersky Lab is monitoring a new cyber espionage group that it calls Dropping Elephant. A surprising -- and somewhat worrying -- feature is that this group achieves a high success rate with only low tech attacks. In fact, it has been so successful that it seems to have expanded it group membership from (probably) just India to include new members on the Pacific West Coast of America.

The BMW ConnectedDrive Web portal was found to contain a vulnerability that could result in a compromise of registered or valid vehicle identification numbers, Vulnerability Lab warns.

Facebook announced Friday it would roll out optional "end to end encryption" for its Messenger application, following a trend aimed at stronger security and protection against snooping.

Education and Information Sharing are Central to the NCA Cyber Crime Assessment

Fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s revealed on Thursday that the number of restaurants believed to have been compromised with point-of-sale (PoS) malware is now over 1,000--a figure three times larger than the initial number announced by the company in May.

APT Group Uses NetTraveler to Spy on Russian, European Victims

Which Republican is most likely to impede Hillary Clinton's race to the White House? Most would say Donald Trump, but FBI director James Comey could be the surprise obstacle on her path to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Microsoft on Thursday announced a shake-up in its top ranks, including the departure of longtime chief operating officer Kevin Turner for a new job.

A new version of the Kovter ad Trojan was recently observed to pose as a Firefox update while abusing a legitimate certificate to ensure successful infection.

Google Splits July Android Security Update Into Two PartsGoogle on Wednesday published an advisory for its latest security updates for the Android operating system (OS), revealing that a total of 108 vulnerabilities were resolved in the popular mobile platform.

A new Mac OS X piece of malware was designed to steal the content of the keychain and to establish permanent backdoor access to the infected system, ESET security researchers warn.

Antivirus software maker Avast Software said on Thursday that it would acquire rival AVG (NASDAQ:AVG) for approximately $1.3 billion in cash. 

Software Component Reuse Brings Vulnerabilities To Entire Product Lines

Cybersecurity Concerns Can Hold Back Innovation and Hinder Business Growth

Neutrino and RIG, the top exploit kits (EKs) following the sudden demise of Angler, were recently observed using a malicious Traffic Direction System (TDS) called Blackhat-TDS, Forcepoint researchers warn.

Most businesses lack insight into the actual value of critical data assets that are targeted by cybercriminals, a recent report from security consultant IRM reveals.

Mac users can be exposed to malware and applications that engage in other types of nefarious behavior just as Windows users are, the latest development in the OSX.Pirrit adware reveals.

In my previous contributions I covered authentication and authorization in Hadoop. This time I will be covering Audit, the third of the three AAAs of Information Security.  Audit and monitoring are critical to data security.