Security News > 2018 > June

Artist rigs up Google Assistant to (sometimes) fire a gun on command
2018-06-01 12:09

"A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm." But, what if a robot breaks the first law of robotics?

Doctor sues patient for $1m over bad online reviews
2018-06-01 12:01

The patient claims to have gone for a free checkup, and came out with a $427 bill, plus a $1300 bill to her insurance company.

Hardcoded Credentials Expose Yokogawa Controllers to Attacks
2018-06-01 11:37

Japanese electrical engineering company Yokogawa has released firmware updates for its STARDOM controllers to address a critical vulnerability that can be exploited remotely to take control of the...

The emergence and impact of the Data Protection Officer
2018-06-01 11:35

According to Forrester, 80 percent of companies likely didn’t comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, and of those, 50 percent intentionally ignored the regulation by...

SpamCannibal comes back to life, starts spam-blocking everyone
2018-06-01 11:29

SpamCannibal returns from the dead to fail all spam queries sent to it - essentially telling you to "block the whole world".

Do Data Breaches Permanently Affect Business Reputations?
2018-06-01 10:33

Hint: Ashley Madison, Equifax and Uber are ThrivingLarge data breaches make headlines, trigger stock price slips and often lead to executives getting fired. But security consultant Eric...

FUD Crypters Recycling Old Malware
2018-06-01 10:14

When I first started analyzing malware we stored it on floppy disks, so I know old malware when I see it. And, oddly enough, lately I’m seeing more and more of it – a phenomenon being driven, I...

Not GDPR Compliant Yet? Don't Panic
2018-06-01 10:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Cybersecurity expert Brian Honan provides insights on why organizations that are not yet compliant with GDPR need to focus on several key...

Personal Data Compromised in Ticketfly Hack
2018-06-01 09:36

Eventbrite-owned ticket distribution service Ticketfly shut down its website on Thursday after it was defaced by a hacker who calls himself “IsHaKdZ.” read more