Security News > 2019 > February

4 ways your company can avoid a data breach
2019-02-13 13:32

Only one in three organizations say they are confident they can prevent data breaches, according to Balbix.

620 million records from 16 websites listed for sale on the Dark Web
2019-02-13 13:26

Some of the breaches are new, while some were reported last year. The sites include MyFitnessPal, MyHeritage, Whitepages and more.

UK Data Intelligence Firm to Acquire IDology for $300 Million
2019-02-13 13:17

UK-based Identity Data Intelligence specialist GBG has agreed to acquire the Atlanta-based identity verification and fraud prevention services provider IDology for $300 million in cash. Based in...

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Security firm beats Adobe by patching reader flaw first
2019-02-13 13:11

Adobe has patched a flaw that enabled attackers to slurp a user’s network authentication details - but not before someone else patched it first.

Cyberinsurance and Acts of War
2019-02-13 12:32

I had not heard about this case before. Zurich Insurance has refused to pay Mondelez International's claim of $100 million in damages from NotPetya. It claims it is an act of war and therefor not...

Snapd flaw gives attackers root access on Linux systems
2019-02-13 12:06

A vulnerability affecting Snapd – a package installed by default in Ubuntu and used by other Linux distributions such as Debian, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux, Fedora and Solus – may allow a local attacker...

One click and you're out: UK makes it an offence to view terrorist propaganda even once
2019-02-13 12:00

Oh snap. UK netizens better hope they don't have twitchy mouse-click finger It will be an offence to view terrorist material online just once – and could incur a prison sentence of up to 15 years...

Hackers Destroyed VFEmail Service – Deleted Its Entire Data and Backups
2019-02-13 11:33

What could be more frightening than a service informing you that all your data is gone—every file and every backup servers are entirely wiped out? The worst nightmare of its kind. Right? But...

Intel SGX Can Be Abused to Hide Advanced Malware: Researchers
2019-02-13 10:19

A team of researchers has demonstrated that Intel’s SGX technology can be abused to hide an advanced and stealthy piece of malware that could allow attackers to steal data and conduct activities...

Japan's Credit Card Fraud Debacle
2019-02-13 10:18

Fraudsters Received 20 Percent Cashback for Fraudulent PurchasesA convergence of events in December in Japan led to an unprecedented spike in card-not-present fraud. New statistics from a dark web...