Security News > 2018 > October

Customer ratings plugin treated to a malicious rewrite to swipe entered banking info The payment-card-skimming malware operation dubbed Magecart has turned up again, this time in Shopper Approved,...

Customer ratings plugin given malign re-write Card skimming group Magecart has launched a new wave of attacks - this time targeting Shopper Approved, a customer rating plugin.…

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates for October 2018 resolve nearly 50 vulnerabilities, including a Windows zero-day flaw exploited by an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as FruityArmor....

New Intel Coffee Lake CPUs offer hardware-based protections against some -but not all- Spectre and Meltdown variants.

The international digital human rights organization Access Now (I am on the board) is looking to hire a Chief Security Officer. I believe that, somewhere, there is a highly qualified security...

Google this week announced improved user control over data shared with apps, redesigned app permissions, and diminished app access to sensitive information such as contacts, SMS, and phone. read more

Bloomberg puts out related story while security experts cast doubt on research and quotes The veracity of a bombshell yarn claiming Chinese agents managed to sneak spy chips into Super Micro...

Bloomberg puts out related story while security experts cast doubt on research and quotes The veracity of a story claiming that the Chinese government managed to sneak spy chips into servers used...

Microsoft has just released its latest monthly Patch Tuesday updates for October 2018, fixing a total of 49 security vulnerabilities in its products. This month's security updates address security...

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