Security News > 2019 > October

WhatsApp Sues NSO Group
2019-10-30 14:36

WhatsApp is suing the Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group in California court: WhatsApp's lawsuit, filed in a California court on Tuesday, has demanded a permanent injunction blocking...

Python support added to Threat Stack's Application Security Monitoring tool
2019-10-30 14:14

The utility can identify insecure code in production from third-party packages as well as original code.

74% of employees say their company is a new tech laggard
2019-10-30 13:57

A Zensar survey of 1,000 workers also found that 45% said a successful company should adopt new tech faster than anyone else.

MSPs Can Now Provide Managed Detection and Response with Cynet 360
2019-10-30 13:52

MDR providers can provide a first-of-its-kind solution: Protection across the endpoints, user accounts and the network itself, in one solution.

Android Malware Plaguing 45K Devices Remains A Mystery
2019-10-30 12:58

The source of infection behind an increasingly precarious mobile malware is causing researchers to scratch their heads.

City of Johannesburg, on Second Hit, Refuses to Pay Ransom
2019-10-30 12:43

A Shadow Kill Hackers attack that compromised the city’s network and shut down key services was the second ransom-related attack on the city in months.

Got an early iPhone or iPad? Update now or turn it into a paperweight
2019-10-30 12:26

Calling Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 4s or early iPad owners - your device may be about to turn into a vintage technology paperweight.

G Suite admins get context-aware access controls, rule-based automated actions and alerts
2019-10-30 11:53

Google is rolling out new security capabilities for G Suite Enterprise administrators, allowing them to implement context-aware access controls for users and to create rules to automate actions...

Sextortion scammers are hijacking blogs – and victims are paying up
2019-10-30 11:47

Sextortion scammers have started hijacking poorly managed or defunct blogs to expand an increasingly profitable business.

Facebook launches $2m suit against alleged phishing, hacking sites
2019-10-30 11:33

Facebook is using trademark law to target the operators of sites that imitate or target Facebook and Instagram sites.