Security News > 2017 > June

Telegram Agrees to Register With Russia to Avoid Ban, But Won't Share User Data (The Hackers News)
2017-06-29 01:53

After being threatened with a ban in Russia, end-to-end encrypted Telegram messaging app has finally agreed to register with new Russian Data Protection Laws, but its founder has assured that the...

Your Linux Machine Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Malicious DNS Response (The Hackers News)
2017-06-29 00:16

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Systemd, the popular init system and service manager for Linux operating systems, that could allow remote attackers to potentially trigger a buffer...

Petya outbreak was a chaos-sowing wiper, not profit-seeking ransomware (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-28 20:30

Payload delivered in mass attack destroys hard drives, with no hope of recovery.

Watchdog Agency: Many VA Security Weaknesses Persist (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-28 20:03

Among the Concerns: Making Sure All Devices 'Authorized'A watchdog agency's annual security review of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the nation's largest healthcare provider, makes 33...

Illegal Bitcoin exchange operator gets 66-month prison sentence (Help Net Security)
2017-06-28 19:16

Anthony Murgio, the operator of the Coin.mx Bitcoin exchange, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for processing over $10 million in illegal Bitcoin transactions. He has also been sentenced...

‘Little Hope’ to Recover Data Lost to Petya Ransomware (Threatpost)
2017-06-28 19:05

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered an error in the ExPetr ransomware code that prevents recovery of lost data.

Microsoft Issues ‘Important’ Security Fix for Azure AD Connect (Threatpost)
2017-06-28 18:52

Microsoft is warning customers of an “important” update to its Azure AD Connect service that could allow for an elevation of privilege attack against affected systems.

Making HTTPS phishing sites easier to spot (Help Net Security)
2017-06-28 18:31

For years, we taught users that a website’s URL that includes https at its very beginning is a relatively good indicator of whether they can safely input sensitive information into it. Most users...

Girl Scouts to Offer Merit Badges in Cybersecurity (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-28 17:56

The Girl Scouts are going to be offering 18 merit badges in cybersecurity, to scouts as young as five years old....

Teardown of 'NotPetya' Malware: Here's What We Know (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-28 17:33

Malicious Code Moves Laterally, Can Infect Fully Patched Windows PCsMalware known as NotPetya, SortaPetya or GoldenEye continues to spread globally, infecting endpoints via leaked Equation Group...