Security News > 2017 > September

A major American credit reporting agency entrusted to safeguard personal financial information said Thursday hackers looted its system in a colossal breach that could affect nearly half the US...

Data Includes Drivers Licenses, Social Security Numbers, Birth Dates and AddressesCredit reporting agency Equifax says Thursday a web application flaw exposed 143 million customer records to...

The Shadow Brokers, a notorious hacking group that leaked several hacking tools from the NSA, is once again making headlines for releasing another NSA exploit—but only to its "monthly dump...

Equifax, one of the three largest credit agencies in the United States, disclosed Thursday afternoon it's looking into a data breach that may have affected upwards to 143 million Americans.

'Recommendations for Smart, Safe and Secure Interactions'The Food and Drug Administration has issued final premarket guidance for how medical device manufacturers should address secure data...


Tim Francis of Travelers on Managing RisksIn today's threat environment, investments in cybersecurity technologies as well as cyber insurance are more critical than ever, says Tim Francis of...

A new variant of the banking trojan Dridex is part of a sophisticated phishing attack targeting users of the cloud-based accounting firm Xero.

Microsoft is opting to stand pat and not fix a content security bypass vulnerability in its Edge browser, something researchers warn could potentially lead to the disclosure of confidential information.

A team of researchers from the Zhejiang University in China have demonstrated how several popular speech recognition systems can be controlled using ultrasound via an attack method they have...