Security News > 2018 > January

WhatsApp Flaw Could Allow 'Potential Attackers' to Spy On Encrypted Group Chats
2018-01-10 20:03

A more dramatic revelation of 2018—an outsider can secretly eavesdrop on your private end-to-end encrypted group chats on WhatsApp and Signal messaging apps. Considering protection against three...

Susan Landau's New Book: Listening In
2018-01-10 19:42

Susan Landau has written a terrific book on cybersecurity threats and why we need strong crypto. Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age. It's based in part on her 2016 Congressional...

eBook: Detect and deter data theft by departing employees
2018-01-10 19:15

Too many organizations choose not to take the threat of data theft by departing employees seriously — until they discover that their data has been sold to competitors or published online, causing...

FBI Director Calls Smartphone Encryption an ‘Urgent Public Safety Issue’
2018-01-10 18:37

The debate over the government's authority to access private encrypted data on digital devices was amplified when the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray called unbreakable...

RIG EK covertly delivers cryptocurrency miners
2018-01-10 17:55

Malware peddlers have been quick to react to the cryptocurrency boom and to take advantage of every possible way to make other people and organizations mine coins for them. They trick victims into...

Carphone Warehouse Breach: 'Striking' Failures Trigger Fine
2018-01-10 17:33

Attacker Breached WordPress Installation Outdated by 6 YearsMobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has been hit with one of the largest fines ever imposed by Britain's data privacy watchdog...

IBM Starts Patching Spectre, Meltdown Vulnerabilities
2018-01-10 15:57

IBM has started releasing firmware patches for its POWER processors to address the recently disclosed Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. The company is also working on updates for its operating...

SAP Publishes Light Patch Day for January 2018
2018-01-10 15:53

SAP this week released its monthly set of security patches to address just three vulnerabilities in its products, all three rated Medium severity. read more

Android Malware Developed in Kotlin Programming Language Found in Google Play
2018-01-10 15:32

Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a malicious application in Google Play that was developed using the Kotlin programming language. read more

Aadhaar Security: How Can It Be Fixed?
2018-01-10 14:22

Security Critics Discuss the Gaps in the SystemAfter news of yet another apparent Aadhaar-related data breach, some security experts are once again calling for the government to substantially beef...