Security News > 2017 > September

143 Million Affected in Hack of U.S. Credit Agency (Security Week)
2017-09-08 04:55

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...

Equifax: Breach Exposed Data of 143 Million Consumers (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-08 01:18

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...

Shadow Brokers Leaks Another Windows Hacking Tool Stolen from NSA’s Arsenal (The Hackers News)
2017-09-08 00:56

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 Says Breach Affects 143 Million Americans (Threatpost)
2017-09-07 23:11

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.

FDA Issues Medical Device Secure Data Exchange Guidance (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 21:18

'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...

Weighing a Cyber Insurance Investment (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-07 20:48

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...

New Dridex Phishing Campaign Delivers Fake Accounting Invoices (Threatpost)
2017-09-07 19:24

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 Won’t Fix Security Bypass Vulnerability in Edge (Threatpost)
2017-09-07 18:24

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.

Siri, Alexa, Google Now Vulnerable to Ultrasound Attacks (Security Week)
2017-09-07 17:40

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...