Security News > 2017 > September

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Have a safe trip! Typically, when we wish someone well before they leave on a journey we are referring to their physical safety while in transit. But, increasingly, there’s another consideration –...

It's ironic—the company that offers credit monitoring and ID theft protection solutions has itself been compromised, exposing personal information of as many as 143 million Americans—that's almost...

The hacker group calling itself Shadow Brokers continues to release tools and exploits allegedly stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), including a sophisticated espionage platform...

German IT security experts said Thursday that they had found "serious flaws" in the ballot software being used for the September 24 elections in which Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking a fourth...

Finding Adds to Concern Over the Manipulation of Social NetworksFacebook says hundreds of bogus profiles and group pages likely linked to Russia bought $100,000 worth of politically themed and...

Case May Tie to Arrest of Two FSB Officials on Treason ChargesTwo Russian hackers, members of a group called "Shaltay-Boltai" - Humpty Dumpty in Russian - that stole and sold high-level Russian...

A total of 81 security vulnerabilities have been addressed in this month’s set of security patches for the Android platform. 13 of the flaws were rated Critical severity. The security bulletin has...

Symantec Says the Dragonfly Group Is Upping Its OperationsHackers that U.S. officials believe are linked to Russia have upped their activity against energy providers in the U.S., Turkey and...

Researchers say a 18-year-old programming error by Microsoft is creating a kernel bug that can be abused by an attacker.