Security News > 2019 > January

How Web Apps Can Turn Browser Extensions Into Backdoors
2019-01-22 18:45

Researchers show how rogue web applications can be used to attack vulnerable browser extensions in a hack that gives adversaries access to private user data.

French diplomat: Spies gonna spy – there aren't any magical cyberspace laws that can prevent it
2019-01-22 17:30

Pragmatic chap looks at reality of international relations FIC2019 A French diplomat has suggested that future global regulation of cyberspace could exempt spying from regulation "as long as some...

Community Project Crushes 100,000 Malware Sites in 10 Months
2019-01-22 17:15

Nearly 100,000 malware distribution websites have been identified and taken down over the course of 10 months as part of an abuse.ch project called URLhaus.  read more

Google Fined $57M in Largest GDPR Slap Yet
2019-01-22 17:05

The French Data Protection Authority (DPA) found a lack of transparency when it comes to how Google harvests and uses personal data for ad-targeting purposes.

Critical RCE Flaw in Linux APT Allows Remote Attackers to Hack Systems
2019-01-22 16:33

Just in time… Cybersecurity experts this week fighting over Twitter in favor of not using HTTPS and suggesting software developers to only rely on signature-based package verification just because...

Looks like Uncle Sam has pulled its finger out and appointed a Privacy Shield ombudsperson
2019-01-22 16:30

White House to nominate former DocuSign boss The US may have finally complied with the European Commission's repeated requests to name a permanent Privacy Shield ombudsperson, The Register understands.…

Unofficial Patches Released for Three Unfixed Windows Flaws
2019-01-22 16:21

ACROS Security’s 0patch service has released unofficial patches for three Windows vulnerabilities that Microsoft has yet to address, including denial-of-service (DoS), file read, and code...

GDPR Complaints Filed Against Eight International Streaming Companies
2019-01-22 16:20

European NGO noyb ('none of your business') filed ten GDPR-related complaints against eight international streaming services on January 18, 2019. The complaints allege that the concerned streaming...

Hackers turn to data theft and resale on the Dark Web for higher payouts
2019-01-22 16:10

Selling personal information and compromised accounts of popular Instragram users has become more lucrative than ransomware and cryptojacking campaigns.

Let's Encrypt Begins Retirement of TLS-SNI-01 Validation
2019-01-22 16:03

Free and open Certificate Authority (CA) Let’s Encrypt today started the process of completely retiring TLS-SNI-01 validation support.  read more