Security News > 2018 > September

iPhone XS Passcode Bypass Hack Exposes Contacts, Photos
2018-09-28 17:26

Bypass works on iOS 12 and Apple's latest iPhone XS model phones allowing an attacker to access contacts and photos.

EU Lawmakers Push for Cybersecurity, Data Audit of Facebook
2018-09-28 14:04

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers appear set this month to demand audits of Facebook by Europe's cybersecurity agency and data protection authority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica...

Health insurer Bupa fined £175k after staffer tried to sell customer data on dark web souk
2018-09-28 13:37

Firm failed to monitor CRM system thousands could access International health insurance business Bupa has been fined £175,000 after a staffer tried to sell more than half a million customers'...

WhatsApp cofounder: “I sold my users’ privacy”
2018-09-28 13:27

Regretful WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton has joined the ranks of the Silicon Valley mea-culpa-rati.

Man Sentenced to Prison for ATM Jackpotting
2018-09-28 13:25

A 22-year-old man from Springfield, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme. Argenys Rodriguez will spend 12 months and one day in prison, followed by...

Android App Verification Issues Pave Way For Phishing Attacks
2018-09-28 13:22

A research team suggested a new secure-by-design API after discovering design flaws in the way Android apps are verified by password managers.

Meet Torii, a Stealthy, Versatile and Highly Persistent IoT Botnet
2018-09-28 13:03

There’s a new Internet of Things (IoT) botnet lurking around, a stealthy one that attempts to achieve persistence by running six different routines at once, Avast has discovered. read more

Julian Assange will no longer be the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks
2018-09-28 12:48

Julian Assange, the founder of popular whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is stepping down from the position of editor-in-chief of the organisation under "extraordinary circumstances." Assange, the...

Hide 'N Seek IoT Botnet Now Targets Android Devices
2018-09-28 12:44

After being observed targeting smart homes just two months ago, the Hide ‘N Seek Internet of Things (IoT) botnet is now capable of infecting Android devices. read more

Mobile password managers vulnerable to phishing apps
2018-09-28 12:30

Several leading Android-based password managers can be fooled into auto-filling login credentials on behalf of fake phishing apps.