Security News > 2019 > February

Hack Attack Breaches Australian Parliament Network
2019-02-08 13:33

No Signs of Data Theft; Password Resets OrderedHackers have breached the Australian Parliament's network, although investigators say they have found no evidence that attackers stole any data. But...

Webroot dunked in Carbonite: Should be quite well protected – if it survives the freezing process, that is
2019-02-08 13:29

Backup biz slurps security firm for $618.5m Online backup service Carbonite has inked a deal to buy Webroot for over half a billion dollars to help it fling cloud-based endpoint security at smaller biz.…

Huawei 'Shocked, Amused' by Espionage Accusations
2019-02-08 13:05

Huawei's top executive in Europe brushed off Western critics and defended the company's track record against accusations that it could serve as front for Chinese spying. read more

Phishers Target Anti-Money Laundering Officers at U.S. Credit Unions
2019-02-08 12:58

A highly targeted, malware-laced phishing campaign landed in the inboxes of multiple credit unions last week. The missives are raising eyebrows because they were sent only to specific anti-money...

Child abuse imagery found in cryptocurrency blockchain
2019-02-08 12:57

For the second time in a year, illegal child abuse images have been spotted inside a blockchain. According to a post by web blockchain payments system Money Button, on 30 January its service was...

Leaky child-tracking smartwatch maker hits back at bad PR
2019-02-08 12:55

We're not convinced 'people who want to harm kids will follow the kid, not the watch' is a great comeback Kids' smartwatch-pusher Enox, whose Safe-KID-One watch was pulled by the European...

Assessing US Vulnerability to a Nation-State Cyberattack
2019-02-08 12:03

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features a summary of alarming new findings about the ability of the U.S. to counter a nation-state malware attack. Plus, a discussion of "fusion...

Infographic: The death of passwords
2019-02-08 12:00

Enterprises need to start preparing for a future without traditional passwords, according to LoginRadius.

Don't Search for a Needle in a Haystack: Use Cases for Threat Intelligence
2019-02-08 11:54

Threat Intelligence Can be Used to Support Effective and Automated Incident Response read more

EE customer: Creepy ex used employee access to change my mobile number, spy on me
2019-02-08 11:35

Chap slapped with harassment warning, sacked from UK mobile network A staffer at BT Group's EE has been accused of using his employee access to peek at his ex's account details and change her...