Adam Greenberg

Recent articles by Adam Greenberg

Microsoft Patch Tuesday plugs two vulnerabilities under active exploit

Microsoft Patch Tuesday plugs two vulnerabilities under active exploit

Remote execution flaws uncovered.
Adam Greenberg Sep 9 2015 7:06AM Security
OpenSSL update targets eight vulnerabilities

OpenSSL update targets eight vulnerabilities

Analysts recommend upgrading 'within days'.
Adam Greenberg Jan 9 2015 9:51AM Security
eBay-owned website defrauded of US$1m in cyber-heist

eBay-owned website defrauded of US$1m in cyber-heist

Six charged in New York.
Adam Greenberg Jul 24 2014 11:24AM Security
Adobe patches critical Flash, Reader, Acrobat vulnerabilities

Adobe patches critical Flash, Reader, Acrobat vulnerabilities

Holes are 'critical'.
Adam Greenberg Jan 16 2014 6:28AM Financial Services
Snapchat updates app after data theft of 4.6M users

Snapchat updates app after data theft of 4.6M users

Includes some new security features.
Adam Greenberg Jan 10 2014 12:30PM Security
Researchers propose international vulnerability purchase plan

Researchers propose international vulnerability purchase plan

Report issued.
Adam Greenberg Dec 20 2013 9:13AM Security
Retailer Target discloses 40m credit cards breached

Retailer Target discloses 40m credit cards breached

Attack on point of sale systems.
Adam Greenberg Dec 20 2013 8:48AM Security
Target loses 40m credit card details in PoS attack

Target loses 40m credit card details in PoS attack

Researchers force retailer to come clean on breach.
Adam Greenberg Dec 20 2013 8:05AM Security
40 million credit and debit cards stolen in Target breach

40 million credit and debit cards stolen in Target breach

Attack lasted two weeks.
Adam Greenberg Dec 20 2013 7:00AM Security
Brazil cops find real ATM behind fake one

Brazil cops find real ATM behind fake one

Brazilian authorities removed the front of a sham ATM in São Paulo and uncovered the real one behind it, as well as a new take on a classic skimming operation.
Adam Greenberg Dec 19 2013 5:00PM Security
Russian hackers steal data on 54 million Turks

Russian hackers steal data on 54 million Turks

Gone in two hours.
Adam Greenberg Dec 19 2013 1:00PM Security
Google boosts Android privacy, then kills it

Google boosts Android privacy, then kills it

A well-liked privacy feature available in Android 4.3, but not intended for release, was removed by Google when Android 4.4.2 was released on Dec. 9.
Adam Greenberg Dec 19 2013 12:00PM Security
800k victims after unencrypted health insurance data stolen

800k victims after unencrypted health insurance data stolen

US firm lost laptops.
Adam Greenberg Dec 17 2013 11:12AM Security
Displaying images in Gmail may make malware delivery easier

Displaying images in Gmail may make malware delivery easier

But Google to screen pics.
Adam Greenberg Dec 17 2013 11:00AM Security
Fake Firefox add-on snares users in botnet

Fake Firefox add-on snares users in botnet

Infects more than 12,500 PCs.
Adam Greenberg Dec 17 2013 9:00AM Security
Guilty plea in RuneScape hack and virtual items sale

Guilty plea in RuneScape hack and virtual items sale

A 21-year-old UK man was charged with two counts of unauthorised computer access after pleading guilty to hacking RuneScape gaming accounts
Adam Greenberg Dec 10 2013 9:05AM Security
ZeroAccess taken down

ZeroAccess taken down

Microsoft announced on Thursday that its Digital Crimes Unit - in conjunction with the FBI, Europol's EC3 and technology companies such as A10 Networks - has disrupted a botnet that targets search engines and browsers.
Adam Greenberg Dec 9 2013 6:30AM Security
Facebook Yahoo Twitter Google hacked cred bonanza discovered

Facebook Yahoo Twitter Google hacked cred bonanza discovered

Researchers discovered a treasure trove of nearly two million pilfered credentials from a variety of companies, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Twitter.
Adam Greenberg Dec 5 2013 10:00AM Security
Bitcoin theft narcotics bazaar some claim inside job

Bitcoin theft narcotics bazaar some claim inside job

Sheep Marketplace, an illicit drug bazaar available over the Tor network, shut down last weekend after millions in bitcoins were plundered from the website.
Adam Greenberg Dec 5 2013 7:00AM Security
Iran nuclear geeks brace for Stuxnet's BIG BROTHER

Iran nuclear geeks brace for Stuxnet's BIG BROTHER

Fars News Agency reports.
Adam Greenberg Dec 4 2013 12:05PM Security

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