Security News > 2019 > January

Firms That Sold Fake Social Media Activity Settle With New York State
2019-01-31 18:44

Companies that sold fake social media activity have reached a settlement with the state of New York in a case that, for the first time, established such activity as illegal, the state's attorney...

Airbus Data Takes Flight: Billions of Credentials Dumped on Dark Web
2019-01-31 18:16

A cyberattack lifts employee data at the French aerospace giant as news hits of "Collections 2-5" being passed around the underground.

U.S. Government Goes After North Korea’s Joanap Botnet
2019-01-31 18:10

The Department of Justice is looking to dismantle the Joanap botnet, which has been built and controlled by North Korea-linked hackers since 2009.

State Bank of India Leaves Millions of Customer Messages Exposed
2019-01-31 17:59

The State Bank of India is the latest large organization to leave a database full of personal information exposed and accessible on the internet. read more

Dell Teams With CrowdStrike, Secureworks for New Endpoint Security Offering
2019-01-31 17:21

Dell on Thursday announced that it has teamed up with its subsidiary Secureworks and CrowdStrike for a new endpoint security offering that includes threat prevention, detection and response...

6 reasons hackers target businesses: Is your organization in the line of fire?
2019-01-31 16:51

Cyberattacks are increasing, and your organization may be making itself a high-profile target for attackers, according to a Radware report.

Kwik-Fit hit by MOT fail, that's Malware On Target
2019-01-31 16:23

Techies exhausted, customers deflated, management tyred... you can't get better Car servicing chain Kwik-Fit has suffered a malware attack that has caused delays in customers' car repairs.…

Mac Malware Steals Browser Cookies, Sensitive Data
2019-01-31 15:48

A recently discovered piece of Mac malware is targeting browser cookies associated with mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet service websites, as well as personal user information, Palo...

Why User Names and Passwords Are Not Enough
2019-01-31 15:38

Security Leaders are Finally Recognizing How Big of a Problem Credential Compromises Are read more

Cloud Security Firm Aporeto Raises $20 Million
2019-01-31 15:22

Cloud security firm Aporeto on Wednesday announced that it raised $20 million in a Series B funding round, which brings the total raised by the company to date to $34.5 million. read more