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Acoustic attacks can blue-screen computers
2018-05-31 10:30

New research has discovered hard drives can be vulnerable to sonic interference.

Attackers Can Use Sonic and Ultrasonic Signals to Crash Hard Drives
2018-05-31 10:18

Researchers have demonstrated how sonic and ultrasonic signals (inaudible to human) can be used to cause physical damage to hard drives just by playing ultrasonic sounds through a target...

North Korea-Linked Group Stops Targeting U.S.
2018-05-31 10:11

A threat actor linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group has stopped targeting organizations in the United States, but remains active in Europe and East Asia. read more

Nuisance call bosses, get your wallets ready!
2018-05-31 10:03

Currently, only businesses themselves are liable for the fines, so the directors declare bankruptcy and then play whack-a-mole. They may now be held personally liable to the tune of up to £500,000.

Infrastructure Under Attack
2018-05-31 06:25

Any organization that delivers services over the web needs strong, purpose-built DDoS protection.

Tens of Vulnerabilities Found in Pentagon Travel Management System
2018-05-31 05:16

HackerOne announced on Wednesday the results of “Hack the DTS,” the fifth bug bounty program run by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). read more

Operator of World's Top Internet Hub Sues German Spy Agency
2018-05-31 02:39

Berlin - The operator of the world's largest internet hub challenged the legality of sweeping telecoms surveillance by Germany's spy agency, a German court heard Wednesday. The BND foreign...

Court says 'nyet' to Kaspersky's US govt computer ban appeal
2018-05-30 23:47

Russian security house to stay locked out of Uncle Sam's networks, for now A US district court has upheld the American government's ban of Kaspersky Lab software from computers of federal agencies.…

Forget VPNfilter – here’s BACKLASH, a networking hack from way, way back
2018-05-30 23:29

With a name like BACKLASH, you might think this hack comes from the era of mechanical devices, with gears and pulleys. You'd be right!

U.S. Judge Rejects Kaspersky Suit Against Govt Ban on its Products
2018-05-30 23:05

Washington - A Washington judge on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit by Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab against the ban on use of its anti-virus software by government agencies. read more