Security News > 2018 > May

Police phone tracking firm hacked, passwords leaked thanks to weak hashing
2018-05-17 14:52

Securus, which tracks phones for police, was using the MD5 algorithm to hash stored passwords.

The 5 top ways people get scammed on social media
2018-05-17 14:29

Most of these seem obvious, but they still happen all the time.

US Senate votes to save net neutrality
2018-05-17 13:49

The US Senate has voted in favor of net neutrality by approving a Congressional Review Act resolution that would undo the Federal Communications Commission’s December decision to dismantle the...

U.S. Energy Department Unveils Multiyear Cybersecurity Plan
2018-05-17 13:40

The U.S. Department of Energy this week announced its strategy to reduce cyber risks in the energy sector and outlined its goals, objectives and activities for the next five years. read more

Net Neutrality: Party Politics and Consumer Concerns
2018-05-17 13:38

Net neutrality in the U.S. is a bi-partisan issue being fought in a very partisan manner. It was introduced in the Democrat Obama-years, and abandoned by the Republican Trump-installed FCC...

How to enable an automatic purge of temp files in Ubuntu 18.04
2018-05-17 13:33

Jack Wallen shows you how to give your Ubuntu 18.04 desktop a boost in privacy by setting up the automatic removal of temporary files and the cleaning of Trash.

The eyes have it
2018-05-17 13:27

Biometrics for identification Identity theft has hit record levels in the UK - the vast majority of incidents are online. The UK's largest cross-sector fraud sharing databases, Cifas recently...

Are Facebook's Election-Related Moves in India Meaningful?
2018-05-17 13:03

Security Practitioners Weigh In on Actions of Social Media GiantFacebook has taken several moves aimed at minimizing misuse of social media during the 2019 elections in India. But are the actions...

As Payments Speed Up, How Can Fraud Be Minimized?
2018-05-17 13:03

Knowing as many details as possible about the customer, the payment and the recipient is a critical component of stopping fraud as payments become faster, says anti-fraud specialist David Barnhardt.

Health Data Breach Tally: The Latest Additions
2018-05-17 13:03

Largest Incident: Break-In at California State Agency That Affected 582,000The number of health data breach victims added to the official federal tally so far in 2018 has doubled in recent weeks...