Security News > 2019 > January

Transmute Launches Blockchain Framework Focused on Identity
2019-01-09 15:11

Blockchain remains the unfulfilled promise of new technology. Perhaps the problem was the success of Bitcoin's tech -- it made people realize that distributed ledgers (DTLs) could be used for...

G Suite warns admins about domain data exfiltration attempts
2019-01-09 15:04

Google has rolled out new options for the G Suite alert center, to help administrators battle phishing emails more efficiently and spot data export operations initiated by attackers. The new...

Patch Tuesday, January 2019 Edition
2019-01-09 14:46

Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to fix roughly four dozen security issues with its Windows operating systems and related software. All things considered, this first Patch Tuesday of 2019 is...

New York Manufacturing Firm Discloses Data Breach
2019-01-09 14:35

New York City-based manufacturing company OXO International says that hackers attempted to steal customer payment card data several times over the past couple of years. read more

Privilege Escalation Flaws Impact Apple IntelHD5000 Kernel Extension
2019-01-09 14:33

Vulnerabilities in the IntelHD5000 kernel extension used in Apple OSX 10.13 could be exploited for privilege escalation, Cisco Talos security researchers have discovered. read more

FireEye Adds New Features to Email Security Product
2019-01-09 14:21

FireEye on Wednesday announced that the latest version of its Email Security - Server Edition product introduces several new features designed to protect organizations against various types of...

IoT weaknesses leave hot tub owners in deep water
2019-01-09 13:48

It looks as if at least one hot tub maker has left robust security off the to-do list.

German Police Identify Suspect Behind Massive Data Leak
2019-01-09 13:48

Anger at Politicians and Public Figures Allegedly Motivated 20-Year-Old SuspectGerman police arrested a 20-year-old student - living at home with his parents - who they say confessed to leaking...

Vietnam Accuses Facebook of Breaching New Cyber Law
2019-01-09 13:06

Vietnam has accused Facebook of violating a new cybersecurity law by refusing to scrub anti-government content from its site, the first reprimand since the controversial bill came into effect days...

EU Offering Bug Bounties on Critical Open-Source Software
2019-01-09 13:05

The EU is offering "bug bounties on Free Software projects that the EU institutions rely on." Slashdot thread....