Security News > 2019 > July

DDoS Attacker Who Ruined Gamers' Christmas Gets 27 Months in Prison
2019-07-04 11:33

A 23-year-old hacker from Utah who launched a series of DDoS attacks against multiple online services, websites, and online gaming companies between December 2013 and January 2014 has been...

Open Sesame! Zipato’s smart hub hacked to open front doors
2019-07-04 10:50

The Zipato controller has three critical security flaws which could be used together by hackers to open your home’s doors for you, according to researchers.

Automated Peril: Researchers Hack 'Smart Home' Hubs
2019-07-04 10:48

Vulnerabilities Found in APIs Controlling Croatia-Based Zipato's IoT DevicesFindings from researchers who hacked Croatia-based vendor Zipato's smart hub controllers, which can manage networked...

Facebook’s down-ranking those ‘miracle cure’ health posts we all hate
2019-07-04 10:42

Clickbait health/nutrition posts will sink in page rankings due to two ranking updates, Facebook announced.

Facebook should put a stop to Libra for now, says Congress
2019-07-04 10:34

Could Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency undermine the security of the global financial ecosystem?

TikTok investigated (again) over how it handles children’s data and safety
2019-07-04 10:24

It's already gotten hit with the biggest-ever US child privacy fine, and now it might be facing a fine for GDPR violations.

Magento Patches Flaws Leading to Site Takeover
2019-07-04 05:25

Magento recently addressed vulnerabilities that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrative sessions and then completely take over vulnerable web stores. read more

Certificates Issued to Huawei Subsidiary Found in Cisco Switches
2019-07-04 05:13

Researchers noticed that the firmware for some Cisco switches contains X.509 certificates and associated private keys issued to a US-based subsidiary of Huawei. An investigation by the networking...

IOTA develops Trinity, a secure software wallet for IOTA tokens
2019-07-04 04:00

IOTA Foundation, a non-profit foundation focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and open-source ecosystem development, announced the release of Trinity, a secure software wallet for IOTA...

SentinelOne’s new services extend Vigilance’s MDR capabilities
2019-07-04 03:30

SentinelOne, the autonomous endpoint protection company, launched its Deploy and Assist Vigilance MDR offerings to provide specific protection for each stage of the security lifecycle. Deploy...