Patrick Wardle of Synack and the Objective-See blog talks to Mike Mimoso about the emergence of a ransomware service targeting MacOS machines. Wardle explains why he characterizes MacRansom as “lame” and whether this could kick off a wave of copycats…
Adobe Fixes 21 Critical Vulnerabilities with June Patch Tuesday Update
Adobe fixed 21 vulnerabilities across four products – Flash, Shockwave Player, Captivate, and Adobe Digital Editions – on Tuesday.
Risk of ‘Destructive Cyber Attacks’ Prompts Microsoft to Update XP Again
Citing an elevated risk for destructive attacks, Microsoft today included patches for vulnerabilities in Windows XP among its Patch Tuesday updates.
Microsoft Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities Under Attack
Microsoft patched 95 vulnerabilities today, including two under attack.
When sysadmins attack: how to delete an entire company
Nothing can stand in the way of malice and incompetence
Distributor caught selling Apple customers’ data
Police have uncovered a large network of Apple distributor employees selling iPhone users’ data on the cyberunderground.
Microsoft’s radical idea for dishing out cyberblame
Microsoft’s strategy for containing global cyberattacks is so crazy it just might work. Or is it just plain crazy?
Virgin Super Hub 2 serious security bug – act now to close the hole
Which is the bigger router issue: a configuration backup flaw or weak credentials?
News in brief: Update Flash now; Heartbleed fine; the $1.9m email
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Report Reveals In-App Purchase Scams In the App Store
In a Medium article titled How to Make $80,000 Per Month On the Apple App Store, Johnny Lin uncovers a scamming trend in which apps advertising fake services are making thousands of dollars a month from in-app purchases. The practice…