Security News > 2018 > February

Data Cache May Contain 2,800 Partly Undiscovered Breaches
2018-02-27 11:02

Organizations Scramble After 80 Million Potentially Breached Records SurfaceAn analysis of a massive 8.8 GB trove of files containing usernames and plaintext passwords suggests hundreds of...

Industrial Cybersecurity Firm CyberX Raises $18 Million
2018-02-27 08:50

Industrial cybersecurity startup CyberX announced today that it has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the total amount received to date by the company to roughly $30...

Phone-Cracking Firm Found a Way to Unlock Any iPhone Model
2018-02-27 07:18

Remember the infamous encryption fight between Apple and the FBI for unlocking an iPhone belonging to a terrorist behind the San Bernardino mass shooting that took place two years ago? After Apple...

E-Mail Leaves an Evidence Trail
2018-02-26 21:39

If you're going to commit an illegal act, it's best not to discuss it in e-mail. It's also best to Google tech instructions rather than asking someone else to do it: One new detail from the...

Trusted Exchange Framework: What's Lacking?
2018-02-26 20:33

HIMSS, CHIME, AMIA Make Recommendations on Security, Privacy ProvisionsSome healthcare industry stakeholders say the Trusted Exchange Framework that HHS proposes to promote secure, interoperable...

North Korea's Flash Player Flaw Now Exploited by Cybercriminals
2018-02-26 20:03

Endpoint security firm Morphisec has spotted a massive campaign that exploits a recently patched Adobe Flash Player vulnerability to deliver malware. read more

Private browsing is not that private, but it can be
2018-02-26 19:48

Private, “Incognito mode” browsing sessions are not as foolproof as most users believe them to be. “After a private session terminates, the browser is supposed to remove client-side evidence that...

Revamp of ‘Pwned Passwords’ Boosts Privacy and Size of Database
2018-02-26 19:07

Troy Hunt has expanded his Pwned Passwords tool with 80 million more passwords, to help users find if their passwords have been compromised.

Line Between Nation-State, Criminal Hackers Increasingly Blurred: Report
2018-02-26 16:31

The line between the level of sophistication typically exhibited by state-sponsored threat groups and cybercriminals became increasingly blurred in the past year, according to CrowdStrike’s 2018...

A view of the global threat landscape: Cybercrime and intrusion trends
2018-02-26 16:22

Established and well-resourced cyber operations will continue to innovate, developing new methods of distributing crimeware and incorporating advanced tactics to infiltrate, disrupt and destroy...