![]() ![]() In 2016, Google removed 112 million bad ads which on top of malware include illegal product promotion and misleading ads.īy and large, the biggest challenge is that there are generally insufficient controls to placing an advert with an ad network. Malvertising campaigns are a favoured avenue for many attackers. Chrome and Firefox users were shown a fake browser update window, while IE and Edge users got a fake Flash update one. Hackers used malvertising on adult video website Pornhub and abused the Traffic Junky advertising network to redirect users to a malicious website. AWS Cloud Hacked by Bitcoin Miners | Enterprise Tech.Forget stealing data - these hackers hijacked Amazon cloud accounts to mine bitcoin | Business insider.This attack shows that the power of cloud computing is sought-after for bitcoin mining or other nefarious purposes. However, there is more than just precious data in the cloud. In recent months there have been many instances of misconfigured Amazon databases exposing sensitive information publicly. Disqus Data Breach: 17.5 Million Exposed, Shows Rapid Response | IT Security CentralĪs more companies embrace aspects of cloud computing, we are seeing cyber criminals, and indeed researchers, increasingly turn their focus towards cloud security.Disqus Breach Exposed 17.5m Emails | Infosecurity.Disqus reveals it suffered a security breach in 2012 | Engadget.That’s a pretty significant breach, however, the silver lining was how well Disqus handled the breach and the speed and clarity with which it shared details. Disqus’ing the breachĭisqus said a 2012 breach discovered on October 5 th exposed information on 17.5 million users from as far back as 2007. Customers and shareholders can then log on and check whether a message has been left for them about how sorry the company is to have suffered a breach and lost their data.Īnyway, onto the good stuff. Think of it like a similar setup to prepaid funerals. This would be a website where companies could pay a fee to join and are given their own web page with a blog template. One of them was to setup a website called To be honest, I often procrastinate somewhat while doing this and end up trying to work out solutions for different security problems. The challenge with compiling this weekly roundup is not finding newsworthy security stories, but whittling down the large number of stories into a selection of my favourite or most impactful ones. ![]()
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