Security News > 2017 > August

FireEye Says Network Secure After Analyst Accounts Compromised (Security Week)
2017-08-08 19:04

On July 31, 2017, a hacker claimed to have been deep inside Mandiant's infrastructure. read more

New UK data protection law to offer more control to users (Help Net Security)
2017-08-08 18:14

UK citizens will have more control over how their personal information is used by businesses, and the right to demand from social media companies and online traders the deletion of such data, the...

Engineering Firm Leaks Sensitive Data on Dell, SBC and Oracle (Threatpost)
2017-08-08 18:08

Power Quality Engineering publicly exposed sensitive electrical infrastructure data on the public internet tied to Dell Technologies, SBC, Freescale, Oracle, Texas Instruments and the City of Austin.

HBO Hackers Demand Millions in Ransom Note (Security Week)
2017-08-08 17:40

Hackers claiming to have breached HBO were demanding millions of dollars in ransom payments from the television group, while threatening to release more files from what is claimed to be a massive...

Flash Player Marches Toward End, Patches Two Code Execution Bugs in Latest Update (Threatpost)
2017-08-08 17:40

Adobe today pushed out its first Flash Player update since announcing it would end-of-life the software in 2020.

Adobe Patches 69 Flaws in Reader, Acrobat (Security Week)
2017-08-08 17:09

Security updates released by Adobe for its Flash Player, Reader, Acrobat, Digital Editions and Experience Manager products address more than 80 vulnerabilities discovered by external researchers. read more

Google Resolves Critical Vulnerabilities in Android's Media Framework (Security Week)
2017-08-08 16:34

Google this week published its August 2017 Android security bulletin, which includes information on more than 40 vulnerabilities addressed in the mobile operating system this month, including 10...

Google Resolves Critical Vulnerabilities in Android’s Media Framework (Security Week)
2017-08-08 16:34

Google this week published its August 2017 Android security bulletin, which includes information on more than 40 vulnerabilities addressed in the mobile operating system this month, including 10...

Campaign Targets Russian-Speaking Enterprises With New Backdoor (Security Week)
2017-08-08 16:21

A malicious email campaign that has been active for at least two months is targeting Russian-speaking enterprises and delivering a new Windows-based backdoor, Trend Micro warns. read more

Imperative: Detect Data Breaches More Quickly (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-08 16:03

Watch for These Clues, Says Cyber adAPT's Paul WhiteData breach truism: So many organizations get breached, and remain breached, but don't find out until months or even years later, says Paul...