Security News > 2018 > September

Google cracks down on dodgy tech support ads
2018-09-03 12:51

Verification programme aims to weed out the miscreants Google has placed restrictions on tech support ads after admitting it's increasingly hard to tell promos for legit services from deceptions.…

APT10 Under Close Scrutiny as Potentially Linked to Chinese Ministry of State Security
2018-09-03 12:49

An advanced threat actor has been associated with China’s Ministry of State Security via two individuals and a Chinese firm.

Week in review: Blocking compromised passwords, removing personal data from connected cars
2018-09-03 12:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: 0patch releases micropatch for Windows Task Scheduler zero-day Acros Security, the company behind 0patch, has released...

Can you “see” someone’s screen by listening to it? [VIDEO]
2018-09-03 11:46

What's your video screen saying about you behind your back? We take a look - or, at least, a listen...

Firefox to start blocking ad-tracking by default
2018-09-03 11:15

Mozilla has announced plans to tweak Firefox's privacy controls so that advertising trackers will be blocked by default.

‘Sick sadist’ admits to trolling dead people on social media
2018-09-03 11:10

He was intoxicated while posting about high-profile tragedies involving the death of young people, adding torment to families' grief.

Chrome: Flash is almost, almost, almost dead
2018-09-03 11:04

If you use Google's Chrome browser, after 4 September, the latest update will make it even harder to use in-browser Adobe Flash.

Possible Satori botnet hacker indicted by Feds
2018-09-03 10:59

A 20 year-old man has been indicted for computer crimes by a federal court in Alaska. Evidence suggests that he could be linked to the Satori botnet that exploited a previously unknown bug in a...

Google quietly bought Mastercard credit and debit card records
2018-09-03 10:34

The multimillion dollar data buy allows Google to link what we buy in brick-and-mortar stores to what ads we clicked online.

Card-Skimming Malware Campaign Hits Dozens of Sites Daily
2018-09-03 09:02

Lock Down Magento E-Commerce Software or See Card Details Get Routed to MoscowIn the past six months, more than 7,000 sites that run Magento e-commerce software have been infected with malicious...