Our weekly application security news roundup for March 28 to April 1 2016 features “Google dorking,” another healthcare institution malware victim, new Android vulnerability, and details on Petya ransomware. Read on for details on the following headlines: Investigators suspect “Google dorking” in Iranian hackers’ attempt to attack a New York dam, Healthcare... READ MORE›

In today’s news, we have an interim investigative report on the Bangladesh Bank hack, a flaw discovered in Apple’s iMessage encryption, the town of Plainfield N.J. gets targeted in a ransomware attack, research finds 24 vehicle keys vulnerable to unlocking, and Google has made its binary code analysis tool BinDiff free for security researchers. The Investigation Continues on the... READ MORE›

Major News Websites Hit by Malvertising Attacks Major websites including the BBC, Newsweek, The New York Times and MSN ran malicious online advertisements on Sunday that attacked users’ computers, a campaign that one expert said was the largest seen in two years. "Researchers at Trend Micro, Malwarebytes, and Trustwave each reported a spike in malicious traffic over the... READ MORE›

As a single healthcare record brings nearly 10 times the value of a stolen credit-card number, combined with the competitive differentiation of healthcare intellectual property (drug or device development, billing processes, care procedures, etc.), it’s no wonder cyberattackers are increasingly targeting healthcare providers. The rapidly expanding IT footprint, a bottoms-up technology... READ MORE›