Security News > 2019 > February

MWC 2019: Your future Android phone, apps will need no password
2019-02-25 14:09

FIDO2 certification is paving the way for passwordless mobile security.

New privacy-breaking attacks against phones on 4G and 5G cellular networks
2019-02-25 13:55

Three new attacks can be used to track the location and intercept calls of phone users connected to 4G and 5G cellular networks, researchers from Purdue University and The University of Iowa have...

Consumer Groups Protest Being Left Out of Senate Privacy Hearing
2019-02-25 13:27

Consumer groups voiced dismay Friday after a US Senate panel considering privacy legislation scheduled a largely industry-packed witness list for an upcoming hearing. read more

California Introduces New Data Breach Notification Law
2019-02-25 13:22

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblymember Marc Levine last week introduced a new piece of legislation that would require organizations to notify consumers if their passport or...

Data Breach Notification: California Targets 'Loopholes'
2019-02-25 13:18

Marriott's Starwood Mega-Breach Drives Data Protection UpdateDriven by Marriott's Starwood mega-breach, California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would expand the state's pioneering data...

Missile warning sent from hijacked Tampa mayor’s Twitter account
2019-02-25 12:58

Tampa's mayor was trying to regain control of his Twitter account this week after it was used to post bomb threats and child sex abuse images.

On the Security of Password Managers
2019-02-25 12:23

There's new research on the security of password managers, speficially 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass, and Lastpass. This work specifically looks at password leakage on the host computer. That is,...

Facebook tricked kids into in-game purchases, say privacy advocates
2019-02-25 12:01

Unsealed court documents show that Facebook referred to big-spending kids as "whales" - a term borrowed from the casino industry.

New Attacks Against 4G, 5G Mobile Networks Re-Enable IMSI Catchers
2019-02-25 11:33

At NDSS Symposium 2019, a group of university researchers yesterday revealed newly discovered cellular network vulnerabilities that impact both 4G and 5G LTE protocols. According to a paper...

Adobe patches the same critical Reader flaw twice in one week
2019-02-25 11:28

Adobe has issued a new fix addressing a vulnerability in Reader it thought it had fixed on 12 February as part of Patch Tuesday.