Security News > 2017 > November

Heart Size: Yet Another Biometric
2017-11-02 10:01

Turns out that heart size doesn't change throughout your adult life, and you can use low-level Doppler radar to scan the size -- even at a distance -- as a biometric. Research paper (to be...

'LeakTheAnalyst' Hacker Who Claimed to Have Hacked FireEye Arrested
2017-11-02 09:48

Remember the hacker who claimed to have breached FireEye late July this year? That alleged hacker has been arrested and taken into custody Thursday by international law enforcement, FireEye CEO...

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says Security Costs Will Hurt Profits
2017-11-01 20:46

Facebook Chief Says Protecting Community is More Important Than Maximizing Profits Social media giant Facebook said on Wednesday that significant investments by the company to secure its platform...

Threat Info Sharing Key Part of Election Security Bill
2017-11-01 19:48

SAVE Act Would Give Top State Election Officials Security ClearancesUnder bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate, federal authorities would share classified cyber threat information with...

WordPress Delivers Second Patch For SQL Injection Bug
2017-11-01 18:35

A bug exploitable in WordPress 4.8.2 and earlier creates unexpected and unsafe conditions ripe for a SQL-injection attack.

New "Silence Trojan" Used in Ongoing Bank Attacks
2017-11-01 18:03

Silence Trojan is a Fresh Example of Cybercriminals Shifting From Attacks on Users to Direct Attacks Against Banks read more

Windows 10 Exploit Guard Boosts Endpoint Defenses
2017-11-01 17:24

Courtesy of the Windows Defender Exploit Guard that ships with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, systems running Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system can fend off emerging threats, Microsoft...

Standalone Signal Desktop Messaging App Released
2017-11-01 16:46

Signal, a popular secure messaging application, is now available for Windows, macOS, and Linux computers as a standalone program. read more

Silence Gang Borrows From Carbanak To Steal From Banks
2017-11-01 16:24

A cybercrime outfit stealing from as many as 10 banks in Russia, Armenia and Malaysia has borrowed heavily from one of the kingpins in this realm, Carbanak.