Security News > 2018 > January
It's been a terrible new-year-starting for Intel. Researchers warn of a new attack which can be carried out in less than 30 seconds and potentially affects millions of laptops globally. As Intel...
Lenovo said nearly a dozen ThinkPad and ThinkCentre laptops contain a hardcoded password flaw.
The mating and death characteristics of some squid are fascinating. Research paper. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't...
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges EHR Vendor Failed to Secure Its SystemsIn the wake of a ransomware attack that disrupted patient care services for hundreds of Allscripts' customers, a class action...
A group of researchers from Qatar University and Hamad Bin Khalifa University have demonstrated how years-old Bitcoin transactions can be used to retroactively deanonymize users of Tor hidden...
Over 2,000 WordPress sites are infected as part of a keylogger campaign that leverages an old malicious script.
Coincheck, a Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange, has suffered what appears to be the biggest hack in the history of cryptocurrencies, losing $532 million in digital assets (nearly $420 million in...
In four months the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, and companies are racing against time to comply with the new rules (and avoid being brutally fined if they fail)....
Intel is working on CPUs that will include built-in protections against the notorious Meltdown and Spectre attacks, CEO Brian Krzanich revealed on Thursday during a conference call discussing the...
Responding to the market's growing interest in, and use of, mobile payments, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced a new standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial...