Security News > 2017 > May

Chrome Flaw Allows Sites to Secretly Record Audio/Video Without Indication (The Hackers News)
2017-05-30 05:55

What if your laptop is listening to everything that is being said during your phone calls or other people near your laptop and even recording video of your surrounding without your knowledge?...

Shadow Brokers Launches 0-Day Exploit Subscriptions for $21,000 Per Month (The Hackers News)
2017-05-30 00:28

As promised to release more zero-days exploits and hacking tools for various platforms starting from June 2017, the infamous hacking group Shadow Brokers is back with more information on how to...

LastPass now supports 2FA auth, completely undermines 2FA auth (The Register)
2017-05-30 00:18

Just keep putting those eggs in the one basket, friends Password manager LastPass has added a new feature to its software: the ability to store two-factor authentication codes. This is great news....

What's got a vast attack surface and runs on Linux? Windows Defender, of course (The Register)
2017-05-30 00:18

Penguinistas, rejoice: Tavis Ormandy lets you fuzz Windows Google Project Zero's Windows bug-hunter and fuzz-boffin Tavis Ormandy has given the world an insight into how he works so fast: he works...

NAFCU's Comments to Federal Reserve on Interchange Fraud Adjustment (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 00:18

Fred. R. Becker Jr., president and CEO of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, on Sept. 28, 2011, submitted comments to the Federal Reserve Board's Jennifer Johnson on its interim...

FDIC: The RiverBank, Wyoming, Minn., Closes (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 00:18

The RiverBank, Wyoming, Minn., was closed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver.

FDIC: Sun Security Bank, Ellington, Mo., Closes (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 00:18

Sun Security Bank, Ellington, Mo., was closed by the Missouri Division of Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver.

OCC Issues Volcker Rule Proposal for Public Comment (InfoRiskToday)
2017-05-30 00:18

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requested public comment on a proposed regulation implementing the so-called "Volcker Rule" requirements of section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...