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Malware targeting IoT devices grew 72% in Q3 alone
2018-12-19 14:04

Total malware samples grew 34% over the past year, with major rises in coinmining and fileless attacks, according to a McAfee Labs report.

Facebook Fights Back on Secret Data-Sharing Partnerships
2018-12-19 13:27

Facebook is under fire again for its data privacy policies.

Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity is Not Delivering on its Promise
2018-12-19 12:59

The Cybersecurity Industry Doesn't Have Artificial Intelligence Right Yet, But it is Promising Technology read more

Congressional Report on the 2017 Equifax Data Breach
2018-12-19 12:00

The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has just released a comprehensive report on the 2017 Equifax hack. It's a great piece of writing, with a detailed...

'Thousands' of EU Diplomatic Cables Hacked: Report
2018-12-19 11:44

Hackers apparently connected to China accessed thousands of sensitive EU diplomatic cables, the New York Times reported Wednesday, in the latest embarrassing data breach to hit a major...

Snack-happy parrot shows insider threats come in all shapes and sizes
2018-12-19 11:23

The African Grey has tried to get Alexa to send him lightbulbs, a kite, watermelon, ice cream, strawberries, raisins, broccoli and ice cream.

Instagram became the preferred tool in Russia’s propaganda war
2018-12-19 11:09

Facebook and Twitter got a lot of heat, but "Instagram’s appeal is that’s where the kids are, and that seems to be where the Russians went."

SQLite creator fires back at Tencent’s bug hunters
2018-12-19 10:52

The creator of SQLite has downplayed reports of a bug that could lead to remote code execution.

Hackers Intercepted EU Diplomatic Cables for 3 Years
2018-12-19 10:48

Phishing Attack Against Cyprus Stole Access Passwords, New York Times ReportsFor the past three years, hackers have been intercepting sensitive diplomatic cables sent between EU member states,...

How not to secure US missile defences
2018-12-19 10:09

One BMDS site’s patching was so deficient, it failed to address a critical vulnerability that first came to light nearly three decades ago.

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