Anatomy of a malicious email: Crooks exploiting recent Word hole
Crooks have recently been using CVE-2015-1641, a Word bug that was patched in April 2015. We explain why you really, really want to patch!
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Experts: Don’t use Apple Pay, CurrentC until crooks get a shot at them
While major retailers hem and haw about whether to use Apple Pay vs CurrentC, security experts say those concerned about their safeguarding their credit data might be wise to hold off using either of the payment systems until they’ve really been vetted for vulnerabilities.
“The bottom line is they’re about as safe as your debit card is now,” says Jason Polancich, chief architect at SurfWatch Labs, about these near-field communications (NFC) systems that let smartphones authenticate users and act as credit cards.
+ Also on Network World: Apple Pay vs. CurrentC: Which will retailers choose?; CurrentC already hacked +
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Did the crooks who broke into Target tailgate the cleaners?
Intrepid chronicler of the Target breach, Brian Krebs, has uncovered yet another cog in the criminal gearbox behind Target’s data disaster. Guess what? 2FA and network segregation would have made things a lot harder for the crooks…
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Cyber crooks using holiday season to exploit victims – Fox Business
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Cyber crooks using holiday season to exploit victims
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