Security News > 2018 > September

Week in review: First-ever UEFI rootkit, Apple DEP vulnerability, new tactics subvert traditional security measures
2018-09-30 18:48

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: What do you mean by storage encryption? Depending on the threat context and how you define “storage encryption,” it...

Facebook Hacked — 10 Important Updates You Need To Know About
2018-09-29 09:48

If you also found yourself logged out of Facebook on Friday, you are not alone. Facebook forced more than 90 million users to log out and back into their accounts in response to a massive data...

Facebook monetizes 2FA, Singapore monetizes hacker, and ransomware creeps monetize US Democrats
2018-09-29 09:01

BBFC gets a side job shilling shoes Roundup One or two things happened this week on the security front, like the elimination of the White House cyber czar, the massive leak of code from Aeroflot ,...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Protein Used in Variable Thermal Conductivity Material
2018-09-28 21:11

This is really neat. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

Hacky hack on whack 'Hacky Hack Hack' Mac chaps hack attack rap cut some slack
2018-09-28 19:38

Translation: No jail time for Oz Apple file teen thief The Australian teen who last month admitted hacking into Apple's internal network and stealing data from the Cupertino giant has been spared jail.…

Facebook Security Bug Affects 90M Users
2018-09-28 19:36

Facebook said today some 90 million of its users may get forcibly logged out of their accounts after the company fixed a rather glaring security vulnerability in its Web site that may have let...

Preventing Business Associate Health Data Breaches
2018-09-28 19:33

Because business associates have been culprits in heath data breaches impacting millions of individuals, healthcare entities need to be diligent in taking steps to reduce the persistent risks...

50 Million Facebook Accounts Breached
2018-09-28 19:33

Vulnerability in 'View As' Feature ExploitedFacebook revealed Friday that it had discovered a breach that affected almost 50 million user accounts. Attackers exploited a vulnerability that enabled...

Big Facebook breach: 50 million accounts affected
2018-09-28 18:43

Facebook has suffered a data breach affecting almost 50 million accounts. Another 40 million have been reset as a "precautionary" measure.

50 Million Facebook Accounts Hacked
2018-09-28 18:33

Vulnerability in 'View As' Feature ExploitedFacebook revealed Friday that it had discovered a breach that affected almost 50 million user accounts. Attackers exploited a vulnerability that enabled...