Security News > 2018 > May

What should be secret AWS and API keys were (un)secured with the default password credentials: "admin" as the name, "admin" for a password.

Exploitable Vulnerabilities Could Reveal Plaintext of Encrypted EmailsEuropean computer security researchers say they have discovered vulnerabilities that relate to two techniques used to encrypt...

A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the popular Electron web application framework that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on victims' computers....

Credit card losses due to synthetic identity fraud exceeded $800 million in the U.S. last year, says Julie Conroy of Aite Group, who analyzes the evolving threat and offers mitigation insights.

From the WhatsApp text bomb and iOS 11.4's 7-day USB shutout to the critical bug in 7-zip, and more!

An important warning for people using widely used email encryption tools—PGP and S/MIME—for sensitive communication. A team of European security researchers has released a warning about a set of...

Users advised to stop using and/or uninstall plugins ASAP to stop Pretty Grievous P0wnage A professor of Computer Security at the Münster University of Applied Sciences has warned that popular...

GitHub’s open source development framework Electron is affected by a vulnerability that can allow remote code execution. Technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) code were made public last...

Contact form data left on server for more than TWO YEARS, then came ransomware The Australian State of New South Wales' reproductive and sexual health organisation Family Planning NSW has advised...

People who recently paid with their credit or debit card at a Chili’s restaurant may have had their information stolen by cybercriminals, according to Dallas-based Brinker International. Brinker,...