Security News > 2019 > February

Google Boosts Encryption For Low-End Android Devices
2019-02-08 21:04

Google's Adiantum boosts encryption for low-end devices with processors that do not have hardware support for AES.

Cottage Health Hit With $3 Million HIPAA Settlement
2019-02-08 19:03

Latest in a Series of Substantial HHS Penalties for ViolationsFederal regulators have hit a California-based healthcare provider with a $3 million HIPAA settlement related to two breaches...

Refrigeration Systems Used by Supermarkets, Hospitals Left Exposed Online
2019-02-08 18:44

Thousands of instances of a temperature control system are exposed to remote attacks from the internet due to users’ failure to change default passwords and implement other security measures. read more

Theory: ‘Simple Hack’ Behind Bezos’ Alleged Compromising Images
2019-02-08 17:44

Researchers theorize how Bezos’ very personal pictures may have been allegedly hacked.

Merkel Opens Spy Agency's Massive New Berlin HQ
2019-02-08 17:30

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday inaugurated the new, fortress-like Berlin headquarters of Germany's scandal-plagued BND foreign intelligence service. Located where the Berlin Wall once...

Google Improves Android Encryption with Adiantum
2019-02-08 17:20

Google this week announced Adiantum, a new form of encryption aimed at Android devices without cryptographic acceleration. read more

Apple Update: Drop Everything and Patch iOS
2019-02-08 17:03

Zero Days Being Exploited; Apple Contributes to 'FacePalm' Bug Finder's TuitionApple has issued an iOS update that patches two flaws being exploited in the wild by attackers as well as the...

CERT/CC Warns of Vulnerabilities in Marvell Avastar Wireless SoCs
2019-02-08 16:57

The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has issued a vulnerability note providing information on a series of security issues impacting Marvell Avastar wireless system on chip (SoC) models.

Cop films chap on body-worn cam because he 'complains about cops a lot'. Chap complains
2019-02-08 16:30

Snooping court says police kit can be covert surveillance tool Police's body-worn cams can be covert surveillance tools, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has said.…

Longest DDoS attack since 2015 lasts 329 hours
2019-02-08 16:29

While the number of DDoS attacks have declined, they have become much more sophisticated, according to a Kaspersky Lab report.