Security News > 2018 > December

Black Hat Europe: The Power of Attribution
2018-12-05 12:18

Estonia's Marina Kaljurand Calls for Greater Cyberattack AccountabilityTo combat cyberattacks, more nations must not only hold nation-state attackers accountable, but better cooperate by backing...

Quora.com admits data breach affecting 100 million accounts
2018-12-05 11:54

Hackers have compromised data from the accounts of 100 million users of question and answer site Quora.com.

Critical Kubernetes privilege escalation flaw patched, update ASAP!
2018-12-05 11:48

A critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the popular open source cluster management and container orchestration software Kubernetes has been patched on Monday. The project...

WhiteSource Bolt for GitHub: Free Open Source Vulnerability Management App for Developers
2018-12-05 11:48

Developers around the world depend on open source components to build their software products. According to industry estimates, open source components account for 60-80% of the code base in modern...

Kubernetes cloud computing bug could rain data for attackers
2018-12-05 11:45

Kubernetes, a tool that powers much modern native cloud infrastructure, just got its first big security bug - and it’s a mammoth one.

Now you, too, can snoop on mobe users from 3G to 5G with a Raspberry Pi and €1,100 of gizmos
2018-12-05 11:30

Crypto-boffins' paper shows AKA protocol still broken A protocol meant to protect smartphone users' privacy is vulnerable to fake base station attacks all the way from 3G to 5G, according to a...

Those are NOT your grandchildren! FTC warns of new scam
2018-12-05 11:20

Grandkid imposters are managing to finagle a skyrocketing amount of money out of people, the FTC warns.

SNDBOX: AI-Powered Online Automated Malware Analysis Platform
2018-12-05 11:03

Looking for an automated malware analysis software? Something like a 1-click solution that doesn't require any installation or configuration…a platform that can scale up your research time…...

Could adult content ban spell the end for Tumblr?
2018-12-05 10:54

#TumblrIsDead? Tumblr is banning adult content in an effort to be safer, better, “more positive,” and less (female) nipple-ish.

Top Republican Email Accounts Compromised
2018-12-05 10:48

National Republican Congressional Committee Emails Spied On For MonthsThousands of emails from four senior aides within the National Republican Congressional Committee were exposed after their...