Security News > 2018 > January

New Intel AMT Security Issue Lets Hackers Gain Full Control of Laptops in 30 Seconds
2018-01-27 12:22

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 Fixes Hardcoded Password Flaw Impacting ThinkPad Fingerprint Scanners
2018-01-27 01:07

Lenovo said nearly a dozen ThinkPad and ThinkCentre laptops contain a hardcoded password flaw.

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid that Mate, Die, and Then Sink
2018-01-26 22:23

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...

Allscripts Ransomware Attack: Lawsuit Already Filed
2018-01-26 20:33

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...

Old Bitcoin transactions can come back to haunt you
2018-01-26 20:08

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...

Keylogger Campaign Returns, Infecting 2,000 WordPress Sites
2018-01-26 19:32

Over 2,000 WordPress sites are infected as part of a keylogger campaign that leverages an old malicious script.

Someone Stole Almost Half a BILLION Dollars from Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange
2018-01-26 19:18

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...

Facebook, Microsoft announce new privacy tools to comply with GDPR
2018-01-26 18:59

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 Working on CPUs With Meltdown, Spectre Protections
2018-01-26 18:10

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...

PCI Council Introduces New Standard for Mobile Card Payments
2018-01-26 17:13

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...