Security News > 2019 > August

Six Hackers Have Now Pocketed $1M From Bug Bounty Programs
2019-08-30 15:47

Up to 25 percent of valid vulnerabilities found in bug bounty programs are classified as being of high or critical severity.

How the Cloud Security Alliance helps businesses identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks
2019-08-30 15:02

John Yeoh explains how CSA works with organizations on various aspects of cloud security to identify top risks, assess cloud service providers, establish baseline controls, and build best practices.

iOS Vulnerabilities Allowed Attackers to Remotely Hack iPhones for Years
2019-08-30 14:56

Google on Thursday published detailed information on five iOS exploit chains, one of which has been used to remotely hack iPhones for at least two years.  read more

Sophisticated iPhone hacking went unnoticed for over two years
2019-08-30 14:54

Compromised iPhones were turned into surveillance tools capable of recording the owner’s entire digital life.

News Wrap: Dentist Offices Hit By Ransomware, Venmo Faces Privacy Firestorm
2019-08-30 14:07

From new ransomware attacks to privacy issues around Venmo and Ring, Threatpost editors break down the top news of this week.

When you think how infamous NHS-pwning malware's still hitting the unwary, it'll make you WannaCry – Kaspersky
2019-08-30 14:03

Ransomware strain was top customer call-out title in 2018 Kaspersky Lab reckons the number one reason its customers call them for emergency help is because of ransomware – with Wannacry still...

Google discovers websites exploiting iPhones, pushing spying implants en masse
2019-08-30 12:56

Unidentified attackers have been compromising websites for nearly three years, equipping them with exploits that would hack visiting iPhones without any user interaction and deliver a stealthy...

Botnet targets set-top boxes using Android OS
2019-08-30 12:07

Production systems aren't supposed to have the ADB turned on, but some set-top boxes do.

Analysis: How Police Disrupted a Cryptomining Malware Gang
2019-08-30 12:04

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an analysis of how French cyber police disrupted a cryptomining malware gang. Also featured: Apple's botched patching of a jailbreaking...

Facebook: ‘Technical error’ let strangers into Messenger Kids chats
2019-08-30 11:58

It won't happen again, Facebook told senators who wondered how well it's handling kids' privacy in the chat app abhorred by kids advocates.