Security News > 2017 > December

Huawei Router Vulnerability Used to Spread Mirai Variant
2017-12-22 23:09

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in a Huawei home router model that is being exploited by an adversary to spread a variant of the Mirai malware called Okiku, also known as Satori.

Friday Squid Blogging: Gonatus Squid Eating a Dragonfish
2017-12-22 22:05

There's a video: Last July, Choy was on a ship off the shore of Monterey Bay, looking at the video footage transmitted by an ROV many feet below. A Gonatus squid was spotted sucking off the face...

Former US CISO on Why Awareness Training Is Priority Number 1
2017-12-22 19:33

In an information technology environment where personnel are taking on increasingly complex responsibilities, the key to ensuring security is still awareness training, says former U.S. CISO...

US Intel Chiefs Sound Alarm on Overseas Web Spying Law
2017-12-22 17:40

US intelligence chiefs on Thursday sounded the alarm about the imminent expiration of a law that allows them to spy on overseas web users, and called on Congress to renew it immediately. read more

Chinese Man Gets 5-Year Prison for Running 'Unauthorized' VPN Service
2017-12-22 16:48

While continuing its crackdown on services that help Chinese citizens to bypass Great Firewall, Chinese authorities have sentenced a man to five-and-a-half years in prison for selling a VPN...

Nissan Canada Finance Notifies 1.1 Million of Data Breach
2017-12-22 16:30

Nissan Canada Finance notified 1.13 million customers on Thursday of a data breach impacting an unspecified number of past and present customers.

Mirai Variant "Satori" Targets Huawei Routers
2017-12-22 16:12

Hundreds of thousands of attempts to exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in Huawei  read more

Chinese Hackers Target Servers With Three Types of Malware
2017-12-22 14:08

An established Chinese crime group uses a large coordinated infrastructure to target servers running database services with three different types of malware, GuardiCore security researchers say. read more

Feds Charge Romanians With Hacking Washington CCTV Cameras
2017-12-22 14:03

London-Based Romanians Busted in Bucharest Accused of Cerber Ransomware AttacksTwo London-based Romanians recently arrested in Bucharest as part of a roundup of alleged ransomware attackers have...

Industry Reactions to U.S. Blaming North Korea for WannaCry
2017-12-22 13:55

The United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have all officially accused North Korea this week of being behind the WannaCry campaign. They join the United Kingdom, which blamed...