Security News > 2019

AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile US pledge, again, to not sell you location to shady geezers. Sorry, we don't believe them
2019-01-11 22:58

Fool me once, some on, shame on you. Fool me, you can't get fooled again, OK US cellphone networks have promised – again – that they will stop selling records of their subscribers' whereabouts to...

Good data in, good data out: How innovation in technology has evolved
2019-01-11 22:04

Xerox's CISO Alissa Abdullah discusses how innovation in technology and security has changed throughout her career.

Pre-Installed Android App Impacts Millions with Slew of Malicious Activity
2019-01-11 21:58

The app was developed by legitimate Chinese manufacturing giant TCL.

A Fraud-Fighting Strategy for P2P Payments
2019-01-11 21:33

Customer lifecyle data management can play an important role in cracking down on fraud tied to the growth in real-time P2P payments, says David Barnhardt of the security firm GIACT.

Phishers Use Zero-Width Spaces to Bypass Office 365 Protections
2019-01-11 21:03

A recently addressed vulnerability in Office 365 allowed attackers to bypass existing phishing protections and deliver malicious messages to victims’ inboxes.  read more

Friday Squid Blogging: New Giant Squid Video
2019-01-11 20:48

This is a fantastic video of a young giant squid named Heck swimming around Toyama Bay near Tokyo. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I...

Boston Children's Hospital Hacker Gets Long Prison Sentence
2019-01-11 20:33

Hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld Also Ordered to Pay RestitutionA hacktivist who launched distributed denial-of-service attacks on Boston Children's Hospital and another local facility in 2014 has...

UK Hacker Jailed for Attack on Liberian Telecoms Firm
2019-01-11 18:25

A British computer hacker has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for a cyberattack that knocked out telecommunications services in Liberia. Daniel Kaye was paid by an employee of a rival firm...

Most People Expect a Serious Cyberattack Against Their Country
2019-01-11 18:03

People across the world are expecting major cyber-attacks against their own country. read more

TA505 Crime Gang Debuts Brand-New ServHelper Backdoor
2019-01-11 17:49

The latest malware from TA505 has been seen targeting banks, retailers and restaurants with two different versions.