Security News > 2019 > January

Researchers analyze DDoS attacks as coordinated gang activities
2019-01-21 06:15

In a new report, NSFOCUS introduced the IP Chain-Gang concept, in which each chain-gang is controlled by a single threat actor or a group of related threat actors and exhibit similar behavior...

Week in review: SD-WAN deployment, security DevOps, a new taxonomy for SCADA attacks
2019-01-20 18:07

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Compromised ad company serves Magecart skimming code to hundreds of websites The attackers managed to compromise...

Serious Security: What 2000 years of cryptography can teach us
2019-01-20 00:08

Here's a fascinating history of cryptography that has plenty to teach you - and you don't need a degree in mathematics to follow along!

Bulgaria Extradites Russian Hacker to US: Embassy
2019-01-19 13:57

Bulgaria has extradited a Russian indicted by a US court for mounting a complex hacking scheme to the United States, the Russian embassy in Washington said Saturday. read more

DDoS sueball, felonious fonts, leaky Android file manager, blundering building security, etc etc
2019-01-19 13:37

Plus, Safari security foiled by… a finger swipe? Roundup This week we wrangled with alleged Russian election meddling, hundreds of millions of username-password combos spilled online, Oracle...

The Iceman cometh, his smartwatch told the cops: Hitman jailed after gizmo links him to Brit gangland slayings
2019-01-19 08:01

Killer jailed for life after fitness kit data tips off plod Avid runner and hitman Mark Fellows was this week found guilty of murder after being grassed up by his Garmin watch.…

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Lollipops
2019-01-18 22:41

Two squid lollipops, handmade by Shinri Tezuka. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

Google Play Removes Malicious Malware-Ridden Apps
2019-01-18 21:00

Two apps on Google Play were infecting devices with the Anubis mobile banking trojan.

Exploit for Recent Flash Zero-Day Added to Fallout Exploit Kit
2019-01-18 20:30

An updated version of the Fallout exploit kit recently emerged with an exploit for a recent Flash zero-day included in its arsenal, Malwarebytes Labs security researchers warn. read more

US midterms barely over when Russians came knocking on our servers (again), Democrats claim
2019-01-18 20:05

Лучшая защита – нападение? Russian hackers attempted to infiltrate the Democratic National Committee (DNC) just after the US midterm elections last year, according to a new court filing.…