Security News > 2019 > July

HackerOne and Singapore Government tapping the skilled hacker community to approach security testing
2019-07-02 00:00

HackerOne, the leading hacker-powered security platform, announced it will partner with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), to...

Sophos Proof-of-Concept Exploit Shows Dangers of BlueKeep
2019-07-01 23:33

Security Firm Latest to Sound the Alarm About Windows VulnerabilitySophos is the latest security firm to create a proof-of-concept exploit for the BlueKeep vulnerability in older versions of...

July is here – and so are the latest Android security fixes. Plenty of critical updates for all
2019-07-01 23:20

Patch, punch, it's the first of the month Google today posted a fresh round of Android security fixes.…

Cop a load of this: 1TB of police body camera videos found lounging around public database
2019-07-01 22:18

Miscreants grabbed sensitive footage belonging to officers in Miami, elsewhere, it is feared In yet another example of absent security controls, an infosec biz claims it found a trove of sensitive...

Why WPA3 is necessary to secure Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax networks
2019-07-01 21:45

Following the disclosure of the KRACK vulnerability, WPA3 was developed to prevent "session replay" attacks. Aruba's Jeff Lipton explains the importance of WPA3 to Wi-Fi 6.

Facebook staff sarin for a bad day: Suspected chemical weapon parcel sent to Silicon Valley HQ
2019-07-01 21:27

Postal package triggered test equipment, buildings evacuated, no one exposed Staff were evacuated today at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters after a package believed to contain the chemical...

Finding Beauty In The Architecture
2019-07-01 21:25

I have a confession to make. I’m a sucker for good architecture. Visiting places like Singapore, London, Rome, Bueno Aires, and New York City, I quickly find myself gravitating towards beautiful...

Can Patient Data Be Truly 'De-Identified' for Research?
2019-07-01 21:03

Lawsuit Against University of Chicago, Google, Raises Important Privacy IssuesA lawsuit against the University of Chicago Medical Center and Google seeking class action status points to the...

Facebook Removes Accounts Used to Infect Thousands With Malware
2019-07-01 20:19

A widespread malware campaign, ongoing since 2014, was using Facebook accounts and posts to spread malware through URL links.

Hardcoded Credentials Expose SICK Controllers to Remote Attacks
2019-07-01 19:28

A researcher has discovered that remote hackers could reconfigure or disrupt MSC800 modular system controllers from Germany-based sensor maker SICK due to the existence of hardcoded credentials. read more