Brute-force attacks on WordPress and Joomla

Security, Site Security

Many hosting companies have been reporting to users about the recent Brute-force attacks on WordPress and Joomla sites. At CompanyV we have been extra busy monitoring and warding off attacks as well. Remember to keep all plugins and themes up to date and update...

U.S. target of sustained cyber-espionage campaign

Security, Site Security

An interesting article in c|net China is trying to infiltrate American business computers to find data for economic gain, according to a national security document obtained by the Washington Post....

Please disable JAVA!

Computer Security, Security, Site Security, Spam Sources, Spam Trends, The problem might be you.

This warning is serious! Last week it was announced that a zero-day flaw in Oracle’s Java programming language could make as many as 100 million computers connected to the Internet vulnerable to attack by cybercriminals.. The threat posed by the Java...

A Romanian national was sentenced today to serve 21 months in prison

Dangerous Spam, Security, Site Security, Spam Sources, Spam Trends

Seems like a really light sentence for a bad guy! Romanian National Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Remotely Hack into and Steal Payment Card Data from Hundreds of U.S. Merchants’ Computers WASHINGTON – A Romanian national...

Blackhole exploit kit

Computer Security, Dangerous Spam, Security, Site Security, Spam Sources, Spam Trends

This is the biggest threat on the internet at the moment and infection rates are still rising. The Blackhole exploit kit is currently the most prevalent web threat, where 28% of all web threats detected by Sophos and 91% by AVG are due to this exploit kit. [1] Its...

Newly Disclosed MySQL Vulnerabilities Puts Databases at Risk For The Holidays

Site Security

Happy Holidays from the hackers! There are some scary bad guys out there playing with security on websites. Sites that use mysql databases – which includes all wordpress, drupal and shopping systems – have some very real new security risks....