Security News > 2019 > May

Boeing admits 737 Max sims didn't accurately reproduce what flying without MCAS was like
2019-05-20 14:28

Turning off trim control software in training wouldn't give realistic results – report Boeing has admitted that pilot training simulators for the controversial 737 Max did not accurately reproduce...

Slack Bug Allows Remote File Hijacking, Malware Injection
2019-05-20 14:22

An attacker can supply a malicious hyperlink in order to secretly alter the download path for files shared in a Slack channel.

ZombieLoad: How Intel’s Latest Side Channel Bug Was Discovered and Disclosed
2019-05-20 13:42

Daniel Gruss, the researcher behind Spectre, Meltdown - and most recently, ZombieLoad - Intel CPU side channel attacks, gives an inside look into how he discovered the flaws.

CEO told to hand back 757,000 fraudulently obtained IP addresses
2019-05-20 13:24

A company accused of fraudulently obtaining 757,000 IPv4 addresses has been ordered to hand them back.

Brave browser concerned that Client Hints could be abused for tracking
2019-05-20 13:09

Privacy-focused browser Brave has criticised an industry proposal it says would make browser fingerprinting easier.

Salesforce Says Permissions Bungle Almost Fixed
2019-05-20 13:03

Users Briefly Had Read/Write Access to Other ProfilesSalesforce says it has nearly recovered from a botched database update that wiped out user permissions within its Pardot marketing management...

TeamViewer Confirms It Was Hacked in 2016
2019-05-20 12:51

Remote control and support solutions provider TeamViewer has confirmed that hackers likely operating out of China breached its systems back in 2016, but the company decided not to disclose the...

How to block hijacking attacks on your Google account
2019-05-20 12:47

Bot and phishing attacks can compromise your G Suite account, but there is an easy way to block the majority of these attempts, according to Google.

How to Evaluate Threat Intelligence Vendors That Cover the Deep & Dark Web
2019-05-20 12:09

Deep & dark web (DDW) communities have long been must-have data sources for threat intelligence programs, but only recently has the market caught up with this need. read more

Google Restricts Huawei's Access to Android
2019-05-20 12:03

As US/China Trade Tensions Escalate, Experts Warn of 'Unintended Consequences'After the Trump administration last week blacklisted Huawei amid rising trade tensions, Google says it has canceled...