Security News > 2019 > April

Google said in 2018 it tracked a rise in the number of potentially harmful apps found on Android devices that were either pre-installed or delivered via over-the-air updates.

Hackers Targeted Servers Storing Data on 3.1 Million CustomersToyota Motor Corp. has reported its second data breach in the past five weeks. The latest incident, revealed Friday, may have exposed...

Cybercriminals are utilizing hidden “well-known” directories of HTTPS sites to store and serve malicious payloads, Zscaler security researchers have discovered.  read more

As Game of Thrones' eighth season gets ready to kick off, a new report says the popular TV show accounted for 17 percent of all infected pirated content in the last year.

In today’s world, data plays a crucial role in the success of any organization, but if left unprotected, it could be a cybercriminal’s dream come true. Poorly protected MongoDB, CouchDB, and...

Workplaces have become highly connected. Even a small business could have dozens of devices in the form of desktops, mobile devices, routers, and even smart appliances as part of its IT...

Cybersecurity 'Things Can Only Get Better' as Conference Marks Its 28th YearKeynotes and briefings at the recent 28th annual RSA Conference 2019 covered a wide range of topics, including privacy,...

Google Play has removed 25 malicious apps that were downloading spyware, dubbed Exodus, onto victims' phones.

Besieged Autonomy CEO, CFO both had fingers in the startup Darktrace, the security startup backed in part by Mike Lynch, the exec currently involved in a big civil fraud case being heard at the...

Yet another side-channel attack on smartphones: "Hearing your touch: A new acoustic side channel on smartphones," by Ilia Shumailov, Laurent Simon, Jeff Yan, and Ross Anderson. Abstract: We...