Security News > 2018 > April

Week in review: Emergency alert systems easily hacked, the cost of GDPR compliance
2018-04-16 01:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: One in 10 C-level execs say GDPR will cost them over $1 million Companies are taking the new General Data Protection...

Android apps prove a goldmine for dodgy password practices
2018-04-16 00:58

And password crackers are getting a lot smarter An analysis of free Android apps has shown that developers are leaving their crypto keys embedded in applications, in some cases because the...

Australian Feds cuff woman who used BTC to buy drugs on dark web
2018-04-16 00:07

'We can see you everywhere and so can our friends in the UK', says Border Force Australia’s Border Force (ABF) has warned that “people shouldn’t assume the dark web is invisible to Australian...

So you’ve got a zero-day - do you sell to black, grey or white markets?
2018-04-15 23:05

Bug bounty sales are getting very complicated, financially andmorally B-SIDESSF Barely a decade ago the mere idea of selling vulnerabilities was highly controversial. Today the market is mature,...

Router ravaging, crippling code, and why not to p*ss off IT staff
2018-04-14 14:04

The wacky week in security Roundup It has been a busy week for security, with the CYBERUK 2018 conference in the UK and the industry gearing up for BSides and the RSA conference in San Francisco...

Hackers Have Started Exploiting Drupal RCE Exploit Released Yesterday
2018-04-14 08:33

Hackers have started exploiting a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in Drupal shortly after the public release of working exploit code. Two weeks ago, Drupal security team discovered a...

Exposed: Lazy Android mobe makers couldn't care less about security
2018-04-13 21:58

Never. Is never a good time to get vulnerability fixes? Never is OK with you? Cool, never it is Let's nail this once and for all: Too many Android smartphone makers simply aren't rolling out...

Friday Squid Blogging: Eating Firefly Squid
2018-04-13 21:24

In Tokama, Japan, you can watch the firefly squid catch and eat them in various ways: "It's great to eat hotaruika around when the seasons change, which is when people tend to get sick," said...

Email Breach at Oxygen Equipment Maker Affects 30,000
2018-04-13 21:18

Inogen Reports Security Incident in Filing with SECUnauthorized access to an employee's email account has resulted in a breach affecting 30,000 current and former rental customers of Inogen, a...

Researchers use power lines to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers
2018-04-13 21:13

Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have come up with another way to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers: this time, its via malware that can control the power...