By Eric Auchard BERLIN (Reuters) – High-tech extortion schemes nearly doubled in the first three months of 2015, while attacks on Adobe Flash software used in streaming media and casual game sites quadrupled, a global report said on Tuesday. Intel Corp’s McAfee Labs Threats Report for May found that ransomware surged 165 percent in the first quarter, rebounding from a slight dip earlier in 2014 when police agencies worldwide staged
The software is aimed at “targeted attacks” or “advanced persistent threats” — cyber attacks that are usually trying to access a credit card database or a file server with sensitive information about clients. As a single client of a bank wouldn’t be trying to get this information, the software entices the hacker by showing him, for example, a “quick” path to the credit card database, which is in fact false.
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. tech companies are warning the Obama administration against imposing new policies that the companies say would weaken increasingly sophisticated encryption systems designed to protect consumers’ privacy. In a strongly worded letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, two industry associations representing major software and hardware companies said, “We are opposed to any policy actions or measures that would undermine encryption as an
By Ritsuko Ando TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp aims to diversify its client base for image sensors beyond top customer Apple Inc, even as it expects orders from the iPhone maker to help lift sales about 20 percent this fiscal year, a senior executive said on Tuesday. Sensors have emerged as one of Sony’s strongest products in recent years as its TV and mobile operations struggle. While the Japanese company
The software is aimed at “targeted attacks” or “advanced persistent threats” — cyber attacks that are usually trying to access a credit card database or a file server with sensitive information about clients. As a single client of a bank wouldn’t be trying to get this information, the software entices the hacker by showing him, for example, a “quick” path to the credit card database, which is in fact false.
By Eric Auchard BERLIN (Reuters) – High-tech extortion schemes nearly doubled in the first three months of 2015, while attacks on Adobe Flash software used in streaming media and casual game sites quadrupled, a global report said on Tuesday. Intel Corp’s McAfee Labs Threats Report for May found that ransomware surged 165 percent in the first quarter, rebounding from a slight dip earlier in 2014 when police agencies worldwide staged
By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Internet provider iiNet Ltd has urged more than 30,000 customers to change their passwords after claims emerged online that hackers had been attempting to sell personal information stolen from one of the firm’s databases. News of the potential data breach at Australia’s third-largest web provider first emerged on Twitter, where it was alleged an unnamed hacker was offering to sell a database that
Introduction and design Despite all the hype around the benefits of a converged infrastructure, the market for standalone servers remains strong with Dell one of the contenders for top spot with its PowerEdge family of tower, rack-mount and blade server platforms. Now in its thirteenth generation, many of the models have been uprated to take advantage of the latest Haswell-based Intel Xeon v3 processors, including the new PowerEdge R730 which
Canon SX710 HS review The headline feature of Canon’s SX710 travel compact camera is its 30x optical zoom, which gives you an impressive equivalent 35mm focal reach of 25-750mm and a maximum aperture range of f/3.2-6.9. There’s also a digital zoom, which boosts that reach to 60x. At its heart, the SX710 has a 20.3 million pixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor and a Digic 6 processor – the same processor found
Samsung’s Galaxy S6 is getting a quick update with a brand new hardier design. It’s called the Galaxy S6 Active and it comes with a few extra features on top of the new look. This time around there’s IP68 dust and waterproofing protection, a 3,500mAh battery, and Activity Zone, an app centre that includes compass, flashlight and stopwatch applications. However, you’ll be sacrificing the beauty of the Galaxy S6 for
