Security News > 2019 > April

Cryptocurrency giants in $850m fraud allegations
2019-04-29 11:14

The New York Attorney General has accused major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and cryptocurrency Tether of an $850m fraud.

Cops need warrant for both location history and phone pinging, says judge
2019-04-29 10:57

It's one of the first location data privacy cases to grapple with the warrant and surveillance implications of the Carpenter decision.

Piracy streaming apps are stuffed with malware
2019-04-29 10:06

Researchers have found that hackers are exploiting vulnerable piracy streaming devices to steal credit card data or rope them into botnets.

Slack warns investors it might be targeted by organized crime, nation-state hackers
2019-04-29 09:53

Slack Technologies, the company whose cloud-based collaboration tools and services are used by companies worldwide, has warned potential investors that the company faces threats from a wide...

Train up to navigate the diverse, chaotic cyber security landscape at SANS Munich
2019-04-29 08:25

Join the institute this June to up your cyber game Promo High-profile cases of successful attacks on critical industrial control systems show the growing importance of protecting your organization...

Monday review – the hot 17 stories of the week
2019-04-29 08:14

From DNS over HTTPS to Microsoft's expiration policy - and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.

Powershell, the Gandcrab infection and the long-forgotten server
2019-04-29 08:04

GCHQ offshoot shares infosec hair-raisers CyberUK 2019 If your hair isn't already grey enough, GCHQ staff have revealed a handful of infosec incidents that, in their words, "surprised us".…

Slack Lists Cybersecurity Risks Ahead of Going Public
2019-04-29 06:32

Slack Technologies, the company behind the popular team collaboration platform Slack, faces a wide range of cyber threats, including attacks launched by sophisticated cybercriminals and...

GE trade secret theft case demonstrates need for document behavior monitoring
2019-04-29 05:45

A former GE engineer and a Chinese national have been formally charged with 14 counts of economic espionage by the U.S. Department of Justice after stealing trade secrets from GE. The indictment...

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The leading sources of stress for cybersecurity leaders? Regulation, threats, skills shortage
2019-04-29 05:30

A perfect storm of regulation, increased threats and technological complexity is overwhelming cybersecurity decision makers, reveals new research from Symantec. Cybersecurity suffers from...