Security News > 2019 > September

Checkm8 jailbreak and AltStore put cracks in Apple’s walled garden
2019-09-30 14:57

People are taking different tacks to get around Apple's tightly controlled phone rules.

600 armed German cops storm Cyberbunker hosting biz on illegal darknet market claims
2019-09-30 14:54

Look, it's CB3ROB – remember them? Cops have seized the physical premises and servers of the Dutch-German ISP that once hosted The Pirate Bay – after storming the hosting biz's ex-NATO bunker...

Critical Exim Flaw Opens Servers to Remote Code Execution
2019-09-30 14:12

A fix has been issued for a critical Exim flaw that could lead to servers crashing or remote code execution attacks being launched.

Thanks crims: UK cops' first auction of ill-gotten Bitcoin nets them £240k
2019-09-30 14:00

Cryptocurrency from selling hacking services, deets online helps fund fight against crime British cops have raised £240,000 in their first ever UK-based auction of cryptocurrencies seized from a...

PSD2 Authentication Deadline Needs to Be Firmed Up - Now
2019-09-30 13:33

European Banking Authority Should Act Quickly to Adopt Uniform Timeline for All EU NationsDelayed enforcement of the "strong customer authentication" requirements for online transactions under the...

New Anomali Tool Finds Threat Data in News, Blogs, Social Networks
2019-09-30 13:25

Threat intelligence firm Anomali on Monday announced the launch of Lens, a new tool designed to make it easier for organizations to find and use threat data from a wide range of sources. read more

Pay What You Wish — 9 Hacking Certification Training Courses in 1 Bundle
2019-09-30 13:19

The greatest threat facing most nations is no longer a standing army. It's a hacker with a computer who can launch a crippling cyber attack from thousands of miles away—potentially taking down...

Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading
2019-09-30 13:05

Researchers say 'cyber troops' in 70 countries are using it to automate suppression, mount smear campaigns, or spread disinformation.

Spain Security Firm Probed 'for Spying on Assange for CIA'
2019-09-30 12:38

A Spanish private security firm, which is under investigation in Madrid, spied on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on behalf of the CIA while he was inside the Ecudoran embassy in London, El Pais...

New Critical Exim Flaw Exposes Email Servers to Remote Attacks — Patch Released
2019-09-30 12:34

A critical security vulnerability has been discovered and fixed in the popular open-source Exim email server software, which could allow a remote attacker to simply crash or potentially execute...