Security News > 2019 > October

FBI called in to investigate 2018 Mountain State mobile voting system hacking
2019-10-02 23:29

'West Virginia, mobile ballots, country votes, nearly pwned' The state of West Virginia says someone attempted to hack its citizens' votes during the 2018 mid-term elections.…

ISACA expands its leadership team
2019-10-02 23:00

Global technology association ISACA has added two roles on its leadership team that are the first of their kind at the organization— welcoming its first Chief Learning Officer, Nader Qaimari, as...

Awake Security appoints Kevin Mandia to its board of directors
2019-10-02 22:45

Awake Security, the only advanced network traffic analysis (NTA) company that delivers a privacy-aware solution, announced the appointment of Kevin Mandia, CEO of FireEye, to its board of...

Google Maps gets Incognito fig leaf: We'll give you vague peace of mind if you hold off those privacy laws
2019-10-02 22:43

Location data is likely to remain accessible to web ads giant, network service providers, apps After last year acknowledging that Google Maps stores location data even when told not to, the...

Neustar adds new members to the Executive Committee
2019-10-02 22:30

Neustar, a global information services company and leader in identity resolution, announced the appointment of Brian McCann as Executive Vice President and President of Security Solutions and Lee...

Latest U.S. Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Have Harsh Impact
2019-10-02 21:18

In Worst-Case Scenarios, Patient Care Directly AffectedA recent rash of ransomware attacks in the U.S. healthcare sector shows the serious disruptions these assaults can pose - including...

'Vendor Email Compromise': A New Attack Twist
2019-10-02 21:18

Agari Researchers Describe a New Flavor of Business Email Compromise ScamsA newly discovered cybercriminal gang is putting a twist on business email compromise scams by initially targeting vendors...

Zendesk Exposes 10,000 Accounts to Unknown Third Party
2019-10-02 20:44

Zendesk says access occurred in 2016 and that only a small percentage of customers were impacted.

Why This New Cybergang is Heralding a New Age For BEC
2019-10-02 19:58

Cybergang Silent Starling is taking BEC to the next level by targeting suppliers and going after their customers.

Medic! Uncle Sam warns hospitals not to use outdated IPnet freely on their networks
2019-10-02 19:34

Meanwhile ransomware forces Alabama doctors to turn away non-urgent patients The US Food and Drug Administration is warning hospital IT admins to keep a close eye on their networks following the...