Security News > 2019 > May

POS Malware Found at 102 Checkers Restaurant Locations
2019-05-30 15:06

One of the most popular U.S. drive-through restaurants has been hit with a data breach due to POS malware.

Nation-State Security: Private Sector Necessity
2019-05-30 14:57

Attackers With the Backing and Sophistication of Nation-States Are Increasingly Targeting Commercial Entities read more

Fraudulent Academic Papers
2019-05-30 14:51

The term "fake news" has lost much of its meaning, but it describes a real and dangerous Internet trend. Because it's hard for many people to differentiate a real news site from a fraudulent one,...

Apple Patches SQLite, WebKit Bugs in iTunes and iCloud for Windows
2019-05-30 14:46

Apple this week released updates for iTunes and iCloud for Windows applications, to address recently disclosed SQLite and WebKit security flaws in them.  iTunes for Windows 12.9.5 was released...

How to protect your organization's online data: 5 tips
2019-05-30 14:27

The wrong use of SMB, FTP, and other file storage technologies exposed 2.3 billion online files globally over the past year, according to a Digital Shadows report.

Flipboard Resets Passwords After Database Intrusions
2019-05-30 14:18

Hashed and Salted Usernames and Passwords ExposedNews aggregator Flipboard has initiated a systemwide password reset affecting as many as 150 million users following two database intrusions....

ProtonMail Accused of Voluntarily Helping Police Spy on Users
2019-05-30 13:56

Privacy-focused email service ProtonMail has been accused of voluntarily helping law enforcement spy on users. The company has denied the accusations. read more

Vulnerabilities in industrial control systems surface lack of basic security hygiene
2019-05-30 13:27

Standard security practices among IT companies do not necessarily carry over to the IT departments of other firms, leading to products sold without basic security measures in place.

2.3B Files Exposed in a Year: A New Record for Misconfigs
2019-05-30 13:16

Amazon S3 cloud bucket misconfigurations however have dropped dramatically.

The cryptominer that kept coming back
2019-05-30 13:01

A Monero cryptominer made a home on an Apache Tomcat server and just wouldn't stay away.