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UEFI malware has been in the wild for more than two years The Fancy Bear hacking group's Lojax rootkit is far from a one-off tool, and may have been active in the wild for years before it was...


Hacking game accounts is a popular -- and enriching -- pastime. The rise of in-game marketplaces that can be used for buying and selling game commodities has attracted hackers who break into...

Managed Security Service Providers can alleviate many of the headaches suffered by in-house security, but they need to remain nimble and focused to retain their edge.

The number of US government domains for which TLS certificates were left to expire due to the government shutdown has now exceeded 130, UK-based cybersecurity solutions provider Netcraft reported...

The two were able to hack into the SEC's computer systems due to phishing attacks that stole credentials and spread malware.

Leaky Fortnite single sign-on mechanism could have allowed hackers to access game accounts.

Within the next five to 10 years, quantum computing will get so powerful that it could be used to break encryption on the fly, predicts Steve Marshall, CISO at U.K.-based Bytes Software Services.

In an effort to improve the security of websites, WordPress will display a warning starting in April 2019 when encountering outdated PHP versions. In December last year, the free and open-source...

Privacy attorney Adam Greene provides tips for avoiding mistakes when conducting a HIPAA security risk analysis and spells out the essential steps to take.