Security News > 2019 > July

Listening in: Humans hear the private info Siri accidentally records
2019-07-30 13:28

Apple Watch and HomePod have the highest rate of inadvertent recordings, a whistleblower says.

US chases fraudulent bitcoin exchange BTC-e for $100m
2019-07-30 13:19

Two years ago, the US government fined an international cybercriminal and his fraudulent bitcoin exchange over $100m. Now, it's going after them for the money.

Post-Equifax settlement, NY updates data breach notification laws
2019-07-30 13:16

Equifax is fined $675 million, while New York data breach notification law now covers biometrics, passwords, and more.

Former AWS Engineer Arrested as Capital One Admits Massive Data Breach
2019-07-30 13:08

More than 100 million customers have had their data compromised by a hacker after a cloud misconfiguration at Capital One.

12 reasons why data breaches still happen
2019-07-30 12:48

Half of IT security leaders don't know if their cybersecurity tools are working, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute and AttackIQ.

Security a Top Concern as Containerization Gathers Pace
2019-07-30 12:09

Within the increasing adoption of container technology, two things stand out: hybrid on-prem and cloud configurations are growing, and Kubernetes dominates. At the same time, concern over...

While cybercriminals abuse Twitter, threat researchers use it to boost threat intelligence efforts
2019-07-30 12:00

Cybercriminals are abusing Twitter via tech support scams, command-and-control (C&C) operations and data exfiltration, according to Trend Micro. Misuse of social networks Researchers analyzed a...

It's 2019, and one third of businesses still have active Windows XP deployments
2019-07-30 12:00

As end of support for the still-popular Windows 7 draws near, risks of unpatched operating systems are likely to be a significant security concern in the near future.

Google Researchers Disclose PoCs for 4 Remotely Exploitable iOS Flaws
2019-07-30 11:34

Google's cybersecurity researchers have finally disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploits for 4 out of 5 security vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to target Apple iOS...

ACLU on the GCHQ Backdoor Proposal
2019-07-30 11:19

Back in January, two senior GCHQ officials proposed a specific backdoor for communications systems. It was universally derided as unworkable -- by me, as well. Now Jon Callas of the ACLU explains why....