Security News > 2019 > November

Hackers Steal $49 Million in Ethereum From Cryptocurrency Exchange Upbit
2019-11-27 12:53

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit today announced that hackers managed to steal $49 million in Ethereum. The crypto-coins were transferred from the Upbeat Ethereum Hot Wallet to an...

Facebook, Twitter profiles slurped by mobile apps using malicious SDKs
2019-11-27 12:49

Hundreds of users gave permission to these third-party apps to access their social media accounts, but the apps got more handsy than that.

Splunk customers should update now to dodge Y2K-style bug
2019-11-27 12:37

Splunk has issued a critical warning regarding a showstopping Y2K-style date bug in one of the platform’s configuration files.

Malware Found on Payment System Used by On The Border Restaurants
2019-11-27 12:28

Tex-Mex restaurant chain On The Border has informed customers this week that their payment card information may have been stolen by hackers. read more

EU raises eyebrows at possible US encryption ban
2019-11-27 12:26

EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.

'Ethical' hackers say: It's just hacker. To be one is no longer a bad thing
2019-11-27 12:00

Great and good of pentesting chew the fat with El Reg Ethical hacking is a "redundant term" but to be a "hacker" is no longer a bad thing, according to proponents of the cybersecurity art form...

Police arrest alleged Chuckling Squad member who hijacked @Jack Dorsey
2019-11-27 11:58

Debug, another Chuckling Squadder, told Motherboard that the kid was weird, "Swatting celebrities for a follow back."

Firefox gets tough on tracking tricks that sneakily sap your privacy
2019-11-27 11:25

Firefox is getting ready to turn on its automatic anti-snooping tools to stop web 'fingerprinting" tricks.

How Microsoft is using hardware to secure firmware
2019-11-27 11:13

Even full disk encryption can't keep you secure if your PC firmware is compromised, so Secured-core PCs will use the CPU to check if UEFI is telling the truth about secure boot.

There’s no way to fill the data skills gap, what now?
2019-11-27 07:00

A recent survey of 100 UK CIOs found that 76% are worried about recruiting the IT staff they need to remain competitive. They’re right to be worried. The European Commission estimates that 100,000...