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Analysis: Russian Misinformation Campaign
2018-08-31 11:47

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an update on how Russian bots and trolls are spreading misinformation on vaccines via social media - and the public health impact of the...

Proposed US law would require President to act against overseas hackers
2018-08-31 11:47

A US senator has announced a bill that would force the President to punish overseas hackers found targeting the US, or explain why he hadn't.

80% of enterprises struggle to protect machine identities
2018-08-31 11:30

Ninety-six percent of companies believe that effective protection of machine and human identities are equally important to the long-term security and viability of their companies, according to a...

Eavesdropping on Computer Screens through the Webcam Mic
2018-08-31 11:29

Yet another way of eavesdropping on someone's computer activity: using the webcam microphone to "listen" to the computer's screen....

ThreatList: Security Pros Confident They Could Compromise Their Own Orgs
2018-08-31 11:00

Only a third believe it would be difficult or impossible to carry out a successful insider attack.

Jennifer Lawrence nude photo thief is going to the slammer
2018-08-31 09:51

George Garofano has been sentenced to prison for his part in hacking into and stealing personal images from 240 iCloud accounts.

Cobalt cybercrooks phry up phishing campaign to phling at phinance orgs
2018-08-31 09:42

Emails hiding dodgy scripts designed to plant backdoors A notorious hacking group suspected in attacks across dozens of countries has launched a campaign against banks in eastern Europe and Russia.…

Forcing iPhone unlock violates Fifth Amendment, says Court of Appeals
2018-08-31 09:05

Police want to unlock the iPhone of a woman who accused a man of rape after it was alleged that she was actually stalking him.

Hacker Who Leaked Celebrities' Naked Photos Gets 8 Months in Prison
2018-08-31 09:02

George Garofano (left) The fourth celebrity hacker—who was charged earlier this year with hacking into over 250 Apple iCloud accounts belonged to Jennifer Lawrence and other Hollywood...

Security bods: Android system broadcasts enable user tracking
2018-08-31 07:30

Bypassing permission protection on network info Security researchers have found a way to sniff Android system broadcasts to expose Wi-Fi connection information to attackers.…