Security News > 2016 > June

Bug poachers target businesses, demand money for bug info (Help Net Security)
2016-06-01 19:41

Businesses are being hit with an extortion attempt based on attackers penetrating their network or websites and stealing corporate or user data. The attackers don’t say explicitly that the data...

Arrests Made In $45M Russian Bank Hack (Threatpost)
2016-06-01 19:34

Russian authorities made 50 arrests related to a five-year campaign to steal $45M from Russia's largest bank, Sberbank.

Moxa Discontinuing Vulnerable Line of ICS Devices (Threatpost)
2016-06-01 19:30

Moxa has opted to discontinue embedded computers that suffer from a vulnerability which can allow remote authenticated users to write to the firmware and render devices unusable.

FBI Wants Biometric Database Exempt From Privacy Rules (Threatpost)
2016-06-01 18:05

The FBI proposal to keep its massive biometric database private is opposed by privacy activists who are demanding more time to review the request.

Yahoo Discloses Contents of Three National Security Letters (Threatpost)
2016-06-01 17:29

Yahoo today disclosed the contents of three National Security Letters it received in 2013 and 2015, becoming the first company under reforms afforded by the USA FREEDOM Act to do so.