Attackers injected malicious code into Dailymotion.com, a popular video sharing website, and redirected visitors to Web-based exploits that installed malware.
The constant barrage of headlines trumpeting high-profile security breachesmakes it easy to understand at a high level that hack attacks are on the rise, but mere words alone don’t truly convey the scope of the constant threats. A mesmerizing example of data visualization by computer security firm Norse lets yousee penetration attempts in real time, via a DEFCON-esque map that feels like it was ripped right from the old WarGames movie.
Following a downward trend during the past two years, the number of new rootkit samples rose in the first quarter of this year to a level not seen since 2011, according to statistics from security vendor McAfee.
A facial recognition trade group’s proposals for privacy standards are an “extreme” departure from U.S. expectations on how personal data should be handled, a privacy advocate said Tuesday.
