Security News > 2016 > August

FBI Warned State Election Board Systems of Hacks (Threatpost)
2016-08-29 21:40

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Division warned election officials nationwide this month to fortify their systems in the wake of two breaches it was able to detect earlier this summer.

1.7 Million Opera Browser Users Told To Reset Passwords (Threatpost)
2016-08-29 21:22

Browser maker Opera warns 1.7 million Opera sync accounts possibly compromised and urges users to change passwords.

Google Chrome users targeted by tech support scammers (Help Net Security)
2016-08-29 20:54

Google Chrome users, beware: tech support scammers are misusing helpful browser features to impersonate Microsoft and to bombard users users with pop-ups. In the first instance, the scammers are...