Security News > 2017 > July

How Deep & Dark Web Intelligence Supports Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence (Security Week)
2017-07-31 11:49

The Deep & Dark Web remains most familiar to cybersecurity and IT teams, yet its relevancy for all business functions across the enterprise cannot be overstated. read more

HBO Hacked — 'Game of Thrones' Scripts & Other Episodes Leaked Online (The Hackers News)
2017-07-31 11:10

If you are a die heart fan of 'Game of Thrones' series, there's good news for you, but obviously bad for HBO. Hackers claim to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of data from HBO, including episodes of HBO...

Measuring Vulnerability Rediscovery (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-31 10:59

New paper: "Taking Stock: Estimating Vulnerability Rediscovery," by Trey Herr, Bruce Schneier, and Christopher Morris: Abstract: How often do multiple, independent, parties discover the same...

Someone Hijacks A Popular Chrome Extension to Push Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-07-31 10:01

Phishers have recently hacked an extension for Google Chrome after compromising the Chrome Web Store account of German developer team a9t9 software and abused to distribute spam messages to...

Microsoft Battles Fancy Bear Hackers - With Lawyers (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-31 09:48

Analysis: Malicious Code-Writing Teams Versus Billable Hours: Fair Fight?To battle Russian hackers, Microsoft has moved to strip them of their malicious infrastructure. To do so, however, the...

Airlines Alert Customers, Employees of Cybersecurity Incidents (Security Week)
2017-07-31 09:16

Several North American airlines alerted customers and employees in the past days about various types of cybersecurity incidents, including system breaches, data leaks and credential stuffing...

Hacker Leaks Data From Mandiant (FireEye) Senior Security Analyst (The Hackers News)
2017-07-31 04:50

Reportedly, at least one senior cyber security analyst working with Mandiant, a Virginia-based cybersecurity firm owned by the FireEye, appears to have had its system compromised by hackers,...

Hackers Take Over US Voting Machines In Just 90 Minutes (The Hackers News)
2017-07-31 02:32

Today, election hacking is not just about hacking voting machines, rather it now also includes hacking and leaking dirty secrets of the targeted political parties—and there won’t be a perfect...

Week in review: Black Hat, the future of AppSec, the value of cyber insurrance (Help Net Security)
2017-07-31 01:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Review: Pwnie Express Pulse Pwnie Express Pulse is a SaaS offering that uses custom hardware sensors to provide...

Apple Removes Some VPN Services From Chinese App Store (Security Week)
2017-07-30 12:08

Apple has removed software allowing internet users to skirt China's "Great Firewall" from its app store in the country, the company confirmed Sunday, sparking criticism that it was bowing to...