Security News > 2019 > February

Reverse Location Search Warrants
2019-02-21 12:33

The police are increasingly getting search warrants for information about all cellphones in a certain location at a certain time: Police departments across the country have been knocking at...

Data breach rumours abound as UK Labour Party locks down access to member databases
2019-02-21 12:29

Breakaway MPs accused of making off with info The UK's Labour Party has been forced to lock down access to membership databases and campaign tools over concerns the info was being sucked up by...

WhatsApp Flaw Could Enable iOS Message Snooping
2019-02-21 12:03

Facebook Promises Quick Patch for Face ID and Touch ID Bypassing ProblemFacebook says it will soon issue a patch for a bug in its WhatsApp messenger application that can circumvent a security...

11 Takeaways: Targeted Ryuk Attacks Pummel Businesses
2019-02-21 12:03

Faulty Decryptor Often Shreds Victims' Data, McAfee and Coveware WarnA rush by some media outlets to attribute a late-2018 alleged Ryuk ransomware infection at Tribune Publishing to North Korean...

Welcome to the sunlit uplands of HTTP/2, where a naughty request can send Microsoft's IIS into a spin
2019-02-21 11:59

It's patching time again for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 Oops! Microsoft has published an advisory on a bug in its Internet Information Services (IIS) product that allows a malicious HTTP/2...

Highly critical Drupal RCE flaw could lead to new Drupalgeddon, patch now!
2019-02-21 11:48

A new Drupalgeddon might be brewing: a highly critical vulnerability affecting all versions of the popular content management framework could allow hackers to take over vulnerable Drupal...

Another Critical Flaw in Drupal Discovered — Update Your Site ASAP!
2019-02-21 10:33

Developers of Drupal—a popular open-source content management system software that powers millions of websites—have released the latest version of their software to patch a critical vulnerability...

WhatsApp Flaw Could Allow for Message Snooping
2019-02-21 10:33

Facebook Says Problem Will Be Patched SoonFacebook says it will soon issue a patch for a bug in its WhatsApp messenger application that can circumvent a security feature launched just last month...

500,000+ WinRAR users open to compromise via a 19-year-old flaw
2019-02-21 10:17

A vulnerability affecting all versions of WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows, could be exploited by attackers to deliver malware via specially crafted ACE archives. About the...

Bored bloke takes control of British Army 'psyops' unit's Twitter
2019-02-21 10:06

Great recruiting tool there, folks A crafty joker seized control of the British Army's "influence and outreach" Twitter account – and labelled the military unit "fun sponges" when they tried to...