Security News > 2019 > May

North Korea-Linked 'ScarCruft' Adds Bluetooth Harvester to Toolkit
2019-05-13 15:29

A North Korea-linked threat group tracked as ScarCruft, APT37 and Group123 continues to evolve and expand its toolkit, Kaspersky Lab reported on Monday. read more

Top 5 challenges keeping IT pros up at night
2019-05-13 14:08

IT professionals face a slew of concerns in today's connected ecosystem, according to an Insight Enterprises report.

Remote Code Execution Flaw Found in Kaspersky Products
2019-05-13 13:43

Researchers have discovered a serious remote code execution vulnerability affecting products from Kaspersky Lab. The cybersecurity firm pushed out a patch to customers in early April. read more

Alleged SIM Swappers Arrested Over Cryptocurrency Thefts
2019-05-13 13:33

Attackers Bribed Employees of Verizon, AT&T, Authorities SayNine men have been arrested in connection with an alleged SIM card swapping scheme that led to the theft of $2.4 million in...

NVIDIA Patches High Severity Bugs in GPU Display Driver
2019-05-13 13:08

NVIDIA has released patches to address High severity vulnerabilities in its NVIDIA GPU Display Driver that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges or execute code on vulnerable systems.  read more

Equifax's Data Breach Costs Hit $1.4 Billion
2019-05-13 12:33

Massive 2017 Breach Continues to Bite the Credit Reporting Giant's Bottom LineEquifax has reported a loss in its latest quarter due to ongoing incident response, legal, investigative and corporate...

Reverse Engineering a Chinese Surveillance App
2019-05-13 11:37

Human Rights Watch has reverse engineered an app used by the Chinese police to conduct mass surveillance on Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. The details are fascinating, and chilling. Boing Boing post....

Two people indicted for massive Anthem health data breach
2019-05-13 11:23

They're part of a gang that spearphished millions of records out of the health insurer and other businesses, the DOJ says.

Study finds Android smartphones riddled with suspect ‘bloatware’
2019-05-13 10:37

According to a new study, Android bloatware can create hidden security and privacy risks.

Break up Facebook, cofounder says: it’s an un-American monopoly
2019-05-13 10:14

During the 2018 "annus horribilis", users disgusted at privacy flops swore to dump Facebook. But where else is there to go?