Security News > 2019 > August

Are US border cops secretly secreting GPS trackers on vehicles without a warrant? EFF lawyers want to know
2019-08-28 21:56

Uncle Sam sued by rights warriors probing claims of silent snooping on suspicious rides The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has sued [PDF] the US Department of Homeland Security to find out...

Apple Apologizes for Listening to Siri Talk, Sets New Rules
2019-08-28 21:09

Apple on Wednesday apologized for its digital assistant Siri sharing some of what it heard with quality control workers as it unveiled new rules for handling data from conversations. read more

How to use Harbor to scan Docker images for vulnerabilities
2019-08-28 20:50

Make sure you're not deploying containers based on vulnerable images by scanning those images with Harbor.

Come on, hackers, do your worst ‒ Facebook opens Portal gizmo to Pwn2Own exploit fest
2019-08-28 20:37

Thousands of dollars and new kit up for grabs if you can blow a hole in Zuck's video-conf gear Facebook is opening its Portal videoconferencing hardware to hackers for the first time at the...

Malware Found in Google Play App With 100 Million Downloads
2019-08-28 20:36

Security researchers have discovered malicious code in an Android application that has gathered over 100 million downloads on Google Play. read more

TrickBot Targets Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint Users to Siphon PINs
2019-08-28 20:35

TrickBot malware targets users of U.S. mobile carriers Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint via web injects to steal their PIN codes; enabling SIM swapping attacks.

Malware Takes Down Lumber Liquidators’ Network
2019-08-28 20:31

North American hard-surface flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators this week revealed that it managed to restore most of its network after a malware attack disabled parts of it for nearly a week.  read more

AMCA Breach Tally Grows; Other Health Data Breaches Revealed
2019-08-28 20:04

Here's a Roundup of Latest Security Incident ReportsThe list of victims affected by the American Medical Collection Agency data breach continues to grow, with four more organizations recently...

Facial Recognition Use Triggers GDPR Fine
2019-08-28 18:48

Sweden Issues Penalty After School Tests the TechnologySweden's Data Protection Authority has issued its first fine for violations of the European Union's General Data Protection regulation after...

The biggest cybersecurity risks in the financial services industry
2019-08-28 17:22

Ransomware, SQL injection attacks, and cross-site scripting are also serious cybersecurity risks for banks and brokerage firms, according to a new study.