- Trojan.Tubrosa is a new click-fraud malware. The attackers compromise victims’ computers via Spam campaigns to use them to automatically inflate their YouTube video views. The malware comes with a Flash Player and a list of YouTube links.
- Cisco published their 53-page Annual Security Report for 2015 (PDF). Tl;dr? Look at page 4 for a summary.
- For those who still plan their migration from Windows XP to 7: Keep in mind that Windows 7 is already in the so-called “extended support” phase which will likely end in 5 years.
- Smart vulnerable cars: According to a recent research, an electronic dongle used to plugged into the on-board diagnostic port of more than two million cars are vulnerable to wireless attacks, resulting in taking control of the entire vehicle.
- PACE report: A 32-page report into mass surveillance by a top European rights body has warned that digital dragnets are endangering fundamental human rights.
- Social Engineering: Jimmy Kimmel sent a camera out onto Hollywood Boulevard to ask people: What is your password? Obviously we need to do a better job of protecting ourselves.
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