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The FBI is warning businesses that hackers have launched a coordinated, destructive cyberattack using malware similar to that seen in last week’s Sony Pictures cyberattack, Reuters reported.

Just as Sony Pictures Entertainment appeared to be recovering from a crippling online attack last month, the studio found itself confronting new perils on Tuesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned United States businesses of a similar threat, and additional Sony secrets were leaked online.

A new report from security vendor FireEye about the emergence of cyber-attacks aimed at the accounts of high-level executives at publicly traded corporations for the purpose of "obtaining an edge" in stock trades has raised some questions among financial fraud experts.

The hacking attack that hobbled Sony Pictures Entertainment in recent days has left other Hollywood studios examining their own security measures.

The presence of debug information in the malware, as well as the lack of any identifiable command-and-control capabilities, has led researchers to believe that TSPY_POSLOGR.K is in a beta testing phase, Christopher Budd, global threat communications manager with Trend Micro, told SCMagazine.com in a Monday email correspondence.

A security researcher came across what appears to be a new family of point-of-sale malware that few antivirus programs were detecting.

Nick Hoffman, a reverse engineer, wrote the Getmypass malware shares traits that are similar to other so-called RAM scrapers, which collect unencrypted payment card data held in a payment system’s memory.

Companies are already seeing wearables around the workplace but it seems many haven't considered the wave of adoption that could be imminent — and the privacy and security issues it will raise.

The use of wearable technology devices at work is set to soar over the coming 12 months, but UK IT leaders appear to be taking a worryingly laid back approach to securing them against data theft, according to Trend Micro.

The October edition of the Harper's Magazine Index included this doozy of a statistic: The average global company in 2013 was subjected to 16,856 cyber-attacks.

‘Tis the seasons for getting monster deals online. But just because Cyber Monday lacks the threat of being trampled to death by a hoard of penny pinchers doesn’t mean you’re safe. Scammers, hackers, and swindlers of all types are lurking in grungy basements around the world, ready to dupe anyone who fails to properly protect their e-commerce transactions. Here’s everything you need to do to make sure your Cyber Monday goes off without a hitch.