Security News > 2017 > September

Last week, Instagram pushed out a patch for a bug in the service’s API that allowed attackers to discover users’ email address and/or phone number. Facebook-owned Instagram downplayed the risk by...

Thousands of resumes and job applications from U.S. military veterans, law enforcement, and others were leaked by a recruiting vendor in an unsecured AWS S3 bucket.

The number of cards compromised at U.S. ATMs and merchants rose 39 percent in the first six months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, according to new data from Silicon Valley analytic...

Sweden-based industrial data communications company Westermo has released firmware updates for some of its wireless 3G and 4G routers to address several potentially serious vulnerabilities. read more

Just Because You Passed Your Compliance Audit Does Not Mean That You Are Secure When asked why he robs banks, Willie Sutton famously responded, “because that’s where the money is.” In today’s day...

Darknet Database Markets 6 Million Stolen Email Addresses or Phone NumbersInstagram is warning that more users were affected by a hack of its systems than it first suspected. While email addresses...

The Innovation Sandbox at the RSA Conference is one of the show’s events that I never miss. Back in February, I watched through the demos and live presentations of Cato Networks, one of the...

A recently discovered mobile remote access Trojan includes extensive data collection capabilities and is associated with known mobile and Windows-targeting threats, Lookout security researchers...

'Prepare to Be Horrified,' Researcher Writes About Arris-Made RoutersAT&T's U-verse routers and gateways contain a bevy of internet-of-things coding errors that could be easily exploited by...

Securing data and protecting privacy in a connected world is already a major challenge for any enterprise, and mobility only magnifies this challenge. Mobile devices are treasure troves of...