Security News > 2018 > March

Russian Hacker Who Allegedly Hacked LinkedIn and Dropbox Extradited to US
2018-03-31 11:03

A Russian man accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012 and possibly compromising personal details of over 100 million users, has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court...

Friday Squid Blogging: Market Squid in Alaskan Waters
2018-03-30 21:17

Rising sea temperatures is causing market squid to move north into Alaskan waters. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....

Nation-state hackers are attacking our trust in critical systems
2018-03-30 20:48

In the last few years, the lines between cyber criminals and nation-states have become increasingly blurry and it has become obvious that the private sector is not capable of handling cyber...

Under Armour Reports Massive Breach of MyFitnessPal App
2018-03-30 20:02

150 Million Accounts Exposed; Could Phishing Campaign Be Coming?Under Armour says an unauthorized intruder gained access to information for the accounts of 150 million users of its MyFitnessPal...

The Impact of GDPR Even If You Are Not In The EU
2018-03-30 19:03

Learn About the Implications of The General Data Protection Regulation and How You Can PrepareIs your organization prepared for GDPR? The GDPR goes into effect this year on May 25th, 2018! It...

Microsoft Fixes Bad Patch That Left Windows 7, Server 2008 Open to Attack
2018-03-30 18:51

Microsoft released an out-of-band security update that corrected a faulty patch that left Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 open to attack.

Coinhive Exposé Prompts Cancer Research Fundraiser
2018-03-30 17:55

A story published here this week revealed the real-life identity behind the original creator of Coinhive -- a controversial cryptocurrency mining service that several security firms have recently...

Apple puts privacy information screens in users’ line of sight
2018-03-30 16:40

Apple has released the latest round of updates for its various products. They come with the usual security fixes, but also a new feature aimed at informing users about what information Apple-made...

Facebook Details Election Security Improvements
2018-03-30 16:37

While under heavy fire for the user privacy blunder involving U.K. firm Cambridge Analytica, Facebook took its time this week to present some of the steps it is taking to protect elections from...