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Latest Financial Fraud Action UK figures have found that online banking fraud has risen 48% since 2013. If that’s not troubling enough, telephone banking fraud losses rose 20% in the last year. UK internet users are advised to keep their security software up to date and only shop on secure websites. For details on these staggering statistics, click here:: UK Online Banking Fraud Jumps 50% in 2014

Palo Alto Networks exposed a vulnerability in Android OS that could be used to secretly install malware apps on almost half of existing Android devices. Taking advantage of legitimate apps that monitor subsequent app installs, a hacker can have a phone download and install malware apps instead of the apps users believe they are getting. For more details on this troubling vulnerability, click here:: Scary exploit may let hackers target nearly 50% of Android phones with malware

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin urged companies to do more to fight against cyberattacks and cyber crime. Some short-term fixes she recommended included sharing information within the financial sector and start building legislation to protect the rights of internet users. For more on this story, click here:: U.S. urges companies to do more to fight cyber crime

The popular coding website GitHub was rocked with a large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack for over 24 hours last Thursday. The attack is thought to have been originating from China, as the two most specific DDoS targets were GitHub projects that act as anti-censorship tools to help Chinese citizens circumvent the Chinese government’s internet restrictions. For the full story on this attack, click here:: GitHub hit by Massive DDoS Attack from China

The free WiFi offered at your hotel might leave you exposed to hackers. Security researchers have found a critical vulnerability (CVE-2015-0932) in routers that many hotel chains depend on for distributing WiFi throughout their building. This vulnerability could infect malware and allow hackers to breach devices for data. For more on this troubling story, click here:: Vulnerability in Hotel WiFi Network Exposes You to Hackers