Security News > 2018 > January

Memo to the White House: Forget the 5G Moonshot
2018-01-30 11:33

Private Sector Already Has Sufficient Incentives To Build Secure Mobile SystemsThe White House, fearing China is spying on phone calls, has suggested that the U.S. government take a primary role...

Cisco Patches Critical Code Execution Flaw in Security Appliances
2018-01-30 09:10

Cisco informed customers on Monday that updates released for its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software patch a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to gain full control of devices or...

IoT: Moving to Security by Design
2018-01-30 07:18

With the explosive growth of the internet of things, and the increasing threat posed by botnets that leverage IoT, more must be done to ensure IoT devices include security by design, says David...

RELX Group to Acquire Fraud Fighting Firm ThreatMetrix for $815 Million
2018-01-30 03:24

RELX Group, a provider of b2b Information and analytics services, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire fraud detection firm ThreatMetrix for £580 million (approximately $815 million)...

Ploutus.D Malware Variant Used in U.S.-based ATM Jackpotting Attacks
2018-01-29 22:32

ATM maker NCR Corp. is warning that cyber criminals are hacking U.S. cash machines with malware that can drain machines dry of cash.

Health Data Breach Tally Update: A Puzzling Omission
2018-01-29 21:18

Why Are So Few Ransomware Attacks on the 'Wall of Shame'?So far in 2018, 15 health data breaches have been reported to federal regulators, affecting a combined total of nearly 391,000 individuals....

British cryptocurrency traders robbed of Bitcoin at gunpoint
2018-01-29 20:59

Cryptocurrency heist are usually covert affairs that leave users with empty wallets, but not fearing for their life. Still, there are always some unlucky individuals who get the worst of...

Locating Secret Military Bases via Fitness Data
2018-01-29 20:17

In November, the company Strava released an anonymous data-visualization map showing all the fitness activity by everyone using the app. Over this weekend, someone realized that it could be used...

Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Suffers $530 Million Theft
2018-01-29 19:18

Coincheck Says It Was Hacked; Stolen XEM Transactions to be BlockedCoincheck, a Tokyo-based exchange, says it suffered a hack attack that led to the theft of $530 million worth of XEM...

U.S. Floats Idea Nationalizing High-Speed Networks, Drawing Rebukes
2018-01-29 19:16

US officials have launched a debate on a proposal to nationalize the newest generation of high-speed wireless internet networks in the name of national security, provoking sharp criticism from...