Friday 20 January 2017

Weekly News Roundup


Too busy working all week to keep up with the most interesting stories coming out of the technology and security industries? Below are our recommendations for a roundup of the top stories happening now that you need to know.
  1. Minecraft link to net’s biggest botnet
This week it was revealed that malware that was the net’s largest ever cyber-attack last year had links to Minecraft servers. Those investigating it found that the Mirai botnet can be traced back to rivalries in the Minecraft community. Read more…
This Tuesday, Oracle patched 270 vulnerabilities, many remotely exploitable, across 45 different products. Oracle warned that nearly 40% of the issues fixed were remotely exploitable without authentication. Read more…
This week, a man plead guilty to charges stemming from his employment as a finance support manager and business development consultant for an unlicensed bitcoin exchange that was tied to a hack of companies including JP Morgan Chase. Read more..
The U.S. has filed to intervene in a case against privacy shield. Digital rights Ireland has challenged the data transfer pact raising questions on its ability to protect EU privacy. Read more…

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