Security News > 2017 > December

Code Used in Zero Day Huawei Router Attack Made Public
2017-12-28 19:01

Researchers warn of copycat type attacks as exploit code used in Mirai variant goes public.

HIPAA Enforcement: The 2018 Outlook
2017-12-28 18:48

Why Making a Prediction Is So DifficultSo what actions can we expect in 2018 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights as it enforces the HIPAA privacy, security...

Improved IoT Security Starts with Liability for Companies, Not Just Legislation
2017-12-28 18:20

With the holiday season upon us, take a moment to think on the security of the plethora of IoT devices that will be purchased, gifted and implemented into the daily lives of countless people. read more

Hacker Exploits Huawei Zero-Day Flaw to Build Mirai Botnet
2017-12-28 16:33

Huawei Patches Flaw to Block 'Satori/Okiru' Variant of Mirai IoT MalwareInternet of things security alert: An attacker has been attempting to infect hundreds of thousands of Huawei home routers...

The "Extended Random" Feature in the BSAFE Crypto Library
2017-12-28 12:30

Matthew Green wrote a fascinating blog post about the NSA's efforts to increase the amount of random data exposed in the TLS protocol, and how it interacts with the NSA's backdoor into the...

Nissan Canada Finance Issues Data Breach Alert
2017-12-28 12:03

1 Million Nissan and Infiniti Financing Customers' Details Potentially ExposedNissan Canada Finance, which provides financing for Nissan and Infiniti vehicle buyers and leasers, is warning 1.13...

CEO of Major UK-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange Kidnapped in Ukraine
2017-12-28 09:48

Pavel Lerner, a prominent Russian blockchain expert and known managing director of one of the major crypto-exchanges EXMO, has allegedly been kidnapped by "unknown" criminals in Kiev, the capital...

Why Healthcare Cybersecurity Spending Is Rising
2017-12-28 09:03

Ira "Gus" Hunt, a security expert who was formerly CTO at the CIA, analyzes why many large healthcare provider organizations plan to boost cybersecurity spending in 2018 and discusses the role of...

Leaky RootsWeb Server Exposes Some Ancestry.com User Data
2017-12-27 23:36

Ancestry.com closes parts of its community-driven genealogy site RootsWeb as it investigates a leaky server that exposed thousands of passwords, email addresses and usernames to the public internet.

Kernel Exploit for Sony PS4 Firmware 4.05 Released, Jailbreak Coming Soon
2017-12-27 17:33

Wishing you all a very 'belated' Merry Christmas. This holiday season Santa has a very special gift for all PlayStation gamers. Developer SpecterDev finally released a fully-functional...