Security News > 2018 > May

More Charges Against 'Syrian Electronic Army' Hackers
2018-05-18 07:26

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced more charges against two Syrian nationals believed to be members of the “Syrian Electronic Army” hacker group. read more

LocationDumb: phone tracker foul-up exposes world+dog to tracking
2018-05-18 00:03

Securus wasted its money: the data was just sitting there The parade of bad privacy news this week has managed to get even worse, as one of the companies associated with the selling of phone...

Fake Fortnite Apps for Android Spread Spyware, Cryptominers
2018-05-17 19:48

An array of malicious Android apps purporting to be popular game Fortnite are instead harvesting call logs and downloading cryptomining malware.

‘Voice-Squatting’ Turns Alexa, Google Home into Silent Spies
2018-05-17 19:43

A team of academic researchers has demonstrated that it's possible to possible to closely mimic legitimate voice commands in order to carry out nefarious actions on these home assistants.

As the Web moves toward HTTPS by default, Chrome will remove “secure” indicator
2018-05-17 18:46

The browser is changing to flag the things that are dangerous, not the ones that are safe.

Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers in Real Time Via Its Web Site
2018-05-17 18:29

LocationSmart, a U.S. based company that acts as an aggregator of real-time data about the precise location of mobile phone devices, has been leaking this information to anyone via a buggy...

"Wicked" Variant of Mirai Botnet Emerges
2018-05-17 18:21

A new variant of the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet has emerged, which features new exploits in its arsenal and distributing a new bot, Fortinet researchers warn. read more

Will Your Enterprise Survive the IoT Explosion?
2018-05-17 18:06

How Can Businesses Minimize the Risk Created by IoT While Ensuring Networks Are Secure? read more

CUJO AI closes strategic Series B round
2018-05-17 18:00

CUJO AI today announced it has closed a strategic Series B round, led by Charter Communications. This new investment will fuel the expansion of the company. Powered by machine learning, CUJO AI...

Telegrab: Russian malware hijacks Telegram sessions
2018-05-17 17:52

Researchers have discovered and analyzed an unusual piece of malware that, among other things, seeks to collect cache and key files from end-to-end encrypted instant messaging service Telegram....