Security News > 2019 > August

How much do you know about the Russian Dark Web?
2019-08-29 20:05

Security expert Charity Wright discusses the Dark Web in Russia, how the Dark Web is being used in Vietnam for anonymity from the government, China's surveillance efforts, and more.

Capital One 'hacker' hit with fresh charges: She burgled 30 other AWS-hosted orgs, Feds claim
2019-08-29 20:02

Ex-Amazon techie accused of cyber-looting other storage buckets, mining crypto-coins on hacked servers The ex-Amazon engineer who allegedly stole 100 million Capital One credit applicants'...

TrickBot Variant Enables SIM Swapping Attacks: Report
2019-08-29 19:18

Banking Trojan Evolves to Target Wireless Carrier CustomersA new variant of the TrickBot banking Trojan is enabling attackers to conduct SIM swapping schemes against Verizon Wireless, Sprint and...

Google Will Now Pay Anyone Who Reports Apps Abusing Users' Data
2019-08-29 18:48

In the wake of data abuse scandals and several instances of malware app being discovered on the Play Store, Google today expanded its bug bounty program to beef up the security of Android apps and...

Ransomware Bites Dental Data Backup Firm
2019-08-29 17:59

PerCSoft, a Wisconsin-based company that manages a remote data backup service relied upon by hundreds of dental offices across the country, is struggling to restore access to client systems after...

Google Targets Data-Abusing Apps with Bug Bounty Launch
2019-08-29 16:30

Google is looking to battle the malicious apps - and apps abusing user data - on Google Play by improving its bug-bounty program arsenal.

Three Strategies to Avoid Becoming the Next Capital One
2019-08-29 15:53

Three strategies to preventing catastrophic cloud security issues.

Capital One Hacker Also Accused of Hacking 30 More Companies and CryptoJacking
2019-08-29 15:48

Former Amazon employee Paige Thompson, who was arrested last month in relation to the Capital One data breach, has been accused of hacking not only the U.S. credit card issuer, but also more than...

Venmo’s Public Transactions Policy Stirs Privacy Concerns
2019-08-29 15:36

In an open letter, the Mozilla Foundation and EFF scolded Venmo for its data privacy policies, which they say could open the door to stalking and spear-phishing.