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Visa has lifted the lid on its new security roadmap, focusing initially on biometrics, with Joe Cunningham, Head of Risk for Asia Pacific at Visa, touting the technology as having an important place in the future of payments. Read more

Researchers have noticed that the Quant Trojan has been given a significant update designed to target cryptocurrency wallets and the Bitcoin they hold. It isn’t that surprising that cyberattackers have taken note of the recent surge in value when it comes to Bitcoin. While other virtual currencies including Ethereum are increasing gradually in value, Bitcoin

Despite constant data breaches, compromises, and the expensive damage control which follows, the majority of industrial enterprises are failing to protect their businesses according to a new survey. On Wednesday, US conglomerate Honeywell released new research into the state of security in the industrial sector. Titled, “Putting Industrial Cyber Security at the Top of the

 Tens of email clients, including some of the most popular applications, are plagued by flaws that can be exploited for address spoofing and, in some cases, even for code injection. The attack method, dubbed Mailsploit, was discovered by Sabri Haddouche, a pentester and bug bounty hunter whose day job is at secure messaging firm

Confusion over what should happen to data uploaded from phones connected to infotainment systems in rental cars — and who is responsible for deleting it could be putting the privacy of customers at risk. Read more

Hyderabad: Two Nigerian nationals, including a woman, were arrested on Monday for allegedly selling medicines online by creating a fake website with the name Apollo Pharmacy. According to the police, the suspects had created a fake website – www.apollopharmacyindia.in – resembling that of the original online website of the firm with an intention of misleading

As vehicles of all kinds transform into computers on wheels, cybersecurity is becoming more of an issue. And trucks are an especially attractive target, experts believe. “More harm can be done with trucks than cars,” said Jeffrey Carr, a consultant and founder of the Suits and Spooks cybersecurity conference series. Autonomous trucks are expected to

Washington (CNN)Nine national security and cybersecurity experts filed an amicus brief Tuesday afternoon in support of a lawsuit against the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The experts warn that the commission’s plan to centralize voter data with a national database could become a target of foreign cyber attacks. Read more

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from Germany-based industrial automation company WAGO are affected by a potentially serious vulnerability that could give a remote attacker access to an organization’s entire network. The flaw, discovered by a researcher at security services and consulting company SEC Consult, impacts Linux-based WAGO PFC200 series PLCs, specifically a total of 17 750-820X

Given the volumes of cash swashing around, it’s no surprise that leisure and gaming industries have become a target for cyber-crime; new reports suggest there is growing interest on the Dark Web in attacks on the gaming industry. Given the volumes of cash swashing around, it’s not a surprise that leisure and gaming industries have