malware

Malware is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network. A wide variety of types of malware exist, including computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, and scareware.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

The Inevitable Home Depot Bogus Purchases Have Begun
The Inevitable Home Depot Bogus Purchases Have Begun
September 24, 2014  |  News

After the Home Depot breach of some 56 million pieces of card data, it was only a matter of time before it would deliver the...

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Did Home Depot Ignore Security Warnings?
Did Home Depot Ignore Security Warnings?
September 22, 2014  |  News

Did Home Depot’s IT operation ignore—for years—internal warnings that it’s security was inadequate? A New York Times report, quoting various former employees of the home...

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Home Depot Confirms: It’s The Largest Data Breach Ever
Home Depot Confirms: It’s The Largest Data Breach Ever
September 19, 2014  |  News

Home Depot’s data breach officially stole data from more than 56 million payment cards during a five-month assault. Based on the latest data released from...

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Home Depot Cyberthieves Took Advantage of Security Upgrade Delays
Home Depot Cyberthieves Took Advantage of Security Upgrade Delays
September 15, 2014  |  Controversial

For those corporate employees who get frustrated by the slowness of decisions and the glacial pace of deployments, take comfort in the fact that this...

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Home Depot Malware Pretended To Be Anti-Virus Protection
Home Depot Malware Pretended To Be Anti-Virus Protection
September 12, 2014  |  News

The huge cyber attack on Home Depot apparently used malware that was disguised as anti-virus protection (beware of cybergeeks bearing gifts), which suggests that, contrary...

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Security Experts Share BlackPOS Experience
Security Experts Share BlackPOS Experience
March 11, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Two security experts have shared a recent experience investigating the BlackPOS malware that is at the center of the growing merchant data-breach crisis. In an...

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