Security News > 2019 > September

Airbus Says Taking 'Appropriate Measures' Against Hackers
2019-09-27 13:40

Airbus played down the risk of cyberattacks on Friday and said it had "appropriate measures" to mitigate any danger after an AFP investigation revealed a series of hacking incidents targeting the...

GAO Says Electric Grid Cybersecurity Risks Only Partially Assessed
2019-09-27 13:35

A new report from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows that the Department of Energy (DOE) has yet to fully analyze the electric grid cybersecurity risks. read more

Hacker Releases 'Unpatchable' Jailbreak For All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X
2019-09-27 13:33

An iOS hacker and cybersecurity researcher today publicly released what he claimed to be a "permanent unpatchable bootrom exploit," in other words, an epic jailbreak that works on all iOS devices...

‘Fleeceware’ Play store apps quietly charging up to $250
2019-09-27 13:16

SophosLabs researchers discovered at least 15 apps with millions of downloads charging extraordinary prices right under the Google's nose.

Apple users, patch now! The ‘bug that got away’ has been fixed
2019-09-27 13:13

Apple has now patched the patch that Google said didn't patch the hole it was supposed to.

German Auto and Defense Firm Rheinmetall Says Malware Hit Several Plants
2019-09-27 13:08

Germany-based car parts and defense solutions provider Rheinmetall announced on Thursday that production at its automotive plants in the United States, Brazil and Mexico was disrupted as a result...

Chrome cripples movie studio Mac Pros
2019-09-27 12:54

A few days ago, movie editors started reporting that Mac Pros running Avid software were crashing throughout Hollywood.

Hybrid cloud setup offers relief to some companies while others are still fearful
2019-09-27 12:52

TechRepublic's Karen Roby discusses the findings of a recent FileCloud study concerning enterprise cloud and data issues.

Google made thousands of deepfakes to aid detection efforts
2019-09-27 12:40

It's an arms race: as detection methods improve, deepfake-generating algorithms are quickly updated to correct the flaws.

Microsoft Warns of a New Rare Fileless Malware Hijacking Windows Computers
2019-09-27 12:34

Watch out Windows users! There's a new strain of malware making rounds on the Internet that has already infected thousands of computers worldwide and most likely, your antivirus program would not...