Security News > 2018 > April

Suspected 'Big Bitcoin Heist' Mastermind Fled to Sweden On Icelandic PM's Plane
2018-04-18 14:18

Remember the "Big bitcoin heist" we reported last month when a group of thieves stole around 600 powerful bitcoin mining devices from Icelandic data centers? Icelandic Police had arrested 11...

The Kiss of Death for Passwords: Machine Learning?
2018-04-18 14:17

Since the introduction of computers, user names and passwords have been the primary method used for access control and authentication. However, as post-mortem analysis of data breaches reveals,...

Infrastructure-agnostic web app protection with virtual patching option
2018-04-18 14:09

Signal Sciences announced the latest innovations for its Web Protection Platform. Its patented architecture provides security, operations and development teams with the visibility, security and...

A year after WannaCry, victims haven't improved cybersecurity policies
2018-04-18 14:03

The NHS has only 20 security professionals on staff, and the financial impact of WannaCry has not yet been determined.

Researcher Billy Rios, Talks Medical Device Security at RSA Conference 2018
2018-04-18 13:41

Researcher Billy Rios, founder of WhiteScope, discusses medical device hacking at RSA Conference 2018 with Threatpost’s Tom Spring.

ID theft in UK hits record high as crooks shift to more vulnerable targets
2018-04-18 13:02

Less checked online services bear brunt Identity fraud in Blighty hit a record high of 174,523 incidents last year – and the vast majority of it happened online.…

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Nate Cardozo, Attorney with EFF Talks Encryption at RSA Conference 2018
2018-04-18 12:56

Threatpost talks to crypto expert Nate Cardozo, senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation at RSA Conference 2018 about the U.S. government’s current position on device...

Why ‘remote detonator’ is a bad name for your Wi-Fi network
2018-04-18 12:54

Police called, building evacuated...

Cryptominers displace ransomware as the number one threat
2018-04-18 12:48

During the first three months of 2018, cryptominers surged to the top of detected malware incidents, displacing ransomware as the number one threat, Comodo’s Global Malware Report Q1 2018 has...