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Kaspersky Lab DDoS Intelligence Quarterly Report Reveals Accidental Attacks and Cybercriminals’ Quest for Cash
Posted by SGCS Admin, 22-02-2018Accidental DDoS attacks by spammers, political sabotage and the owners of DDoS botnets attempting to make money from Bitcoin – these are just some of the trends analyzed in Kaspersky Lab's fourt...
Hackers uncover 35 bugs on Mindef’s public-facing systems
Posted by SGCS Admin, 22-02-2018SINGAPORE — Hackers engaged by the Defence Ministry (Mindef) have uncovered 35 vulnerabilities on its public-facing systems, most of which were “low” to “medium” in sever...
Hackers 101, as mid-career S’porean goes back to school
Posted by SGCS Admin, 21-02-2018SINGAPORE — Mr Alvin Koh, 56, is a newcomer to the world of cybersecurity. While the former systems engineer, who has no formal certification in cybersecurity, may not fit the typical image of a...
HardwareZone Forum hit by security breach; 685,000 user profiles affected
Posted by SGCS Admin, 20-02-2018SINGAPORE: Approximately 685,000 user profiles were affected when the HardwareZone (HWZ) Forum website was hit by a security breach, the site's owner SPH Magazines said in a news release on Tuesday (F...
Smart meters could leave British homes vulnerable to cyber attacks, experts have warned
Posted by SGCS Admin, 20-02-2018New smart energy meters that the Government wants to be installed in millions of homes will leave householders vulnerable to cyber attacks, ministers have been warned. The intelligence agency GCHQ is...
Hackers exploited Telegram messenger zero-day vulnerability to spread multipurpose malware
Posted by SGCS Admin, 15-02-2018Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered ‘in the wild’ attacks being carried out by a new piece of malware using a zero-day vulnerability in the Telegram Desktop app. The vulnerability was...