Security News > 2018

Intel Halts Spectre, Meltdown CPU Patches Over Unstable Code
2018-01-22 23:29

Intel on Monday said that users should stop deploying patches for the “Spectre” and “Meltdown” chip vulnerabilities disclosed by researchers earlier this month, saying the patches could cause...

Q4 2017 Security Transformation Study: Results Analysis
2018-01-22 22:03

This survey was conducted online in the summer 2017, and it generated more than 260 responses from security leaders around the globe, with emphasis on North America, EMEA, India and APAC....

Allscripts Ransomware Attack a Reminder of Cloud Risks
2018-01-22 22:03

Points to Need for Clients to Have Business Continuity PlanA ransomware attack on electronic health records vendor Allscripts late last week is a reminder of the potential disruption to patient...

Popular Sonic the HedgeHog Apps at Risk of Leaking User Data to Unverified Servers
2018-01-22 21:54

Researchers have found three Sega game apps that connect to insecure servers and risk leaking user data.

Equifax Breach Victims: UK Count Goes Up
2018-01-22 19:13

15 Million UK Residents' Records Exposed, 860,000 Consumers At RiskData broker Equifax has released a revised count of U.K. victims of its massive 2017 data breach, now saying 860,000 residents...

SamSam Ransomware Attacks Hit Healthcare Firms
2018-01-22 18:36

Two SamSam Ransomware Healthcare Attacks, Two Variants, and Two Different Results read more

40,000 Potentially Impacted in OnePlus Payment System Hack
2018-01-22 18:32

Up to 40,000 OnePlus customers may have been impacted after attackers managed to compromise the company’s payment page. read more

Skygofree: New Government Malware for Android
2018-01-22 18:06

Kaspersky Labs is reporting on a new piece of sophisticated malware: We observed many web landing pages that mimic the sites of mobile operators and which are used to spread the Android implants....

British teenager hacked top ranking US officials using social engineering
2018-01-22 16:58

How did British teenager Kane Gamble, who at the time was only 15 years old, manage to break into email accounts of the CIA and DNI chiefs, as well as gain access to a number of sensitive...

Cybersecurity's Marketing Dilemma
2018-01-22 16:43

Cybersecurity has gone through many changes over the past decade. From being a niche sector, rarely taken seriously or understood, to underpinning national security, economic growth and the...