Security News > 2019

No Android passcode? No problem! Skype unlocked it for you
2019-01-07 12:50

Microsoft closed the hole, which let any unauthenticated phone-grabber answer a Skype call and then roam around on your mobile.

Marriot Mega-Breach: Victim Count Drops to 383 Million
2019-01-07 12:33

Hotel Giant Warns 5.3 Million Unencrypted Passport Numbers Also StolenMarriott International's digital forensic investigation now counts not 500 million but an "upper limit" of 383 million...

Podcast: Beware These Top Security Threats in 2019
2019-01-07 12:31

In this week's podcast, we weigh in on the top threats to watch out for in 2019 - from fraud to IoT.

New Attack Against Electrum Bitcoin Wallets
2019-01-07 12:13

This is clever: How the attack works: Attacker added tens of malicious servers to the Electrum wallet network. Users of legitimate Electrum wallets initiate a Bitcoin transaction. If the...

Hacker doxes hundreds of German politicians
2019-01-07 12:02

For over a month, hackers published data from hundreds of German politicians in a Twitter advent calendar - a massive government assault.

EU launches bug bounties on free and open source software
2019-01-07 11:28

After setting up a bug bounty program for VLC Media Player in late 2017, the European Commission (EC) has announced the launch of 14 new ones that will cover other free and open source software...

Update now! Adobe Acrobat and Reader have critical flaws
2019-01-07 11:12

Adobe has patched two critical flaws in Acrobat and Reader that warrant urgent attention.

Monday review – the hot stories of the new year
2019-01-07 11:10

From same old, same old Facebook hoaxes to PewDiePie's Chromecast-hacking fans, here are the top stories of the new year.

NSA to release its GHIDRA reverse engineering tool for free
2019-01-07 09:48

The United States' National Security Agency (NSA) is planning to release its internally developed reverse engineering tool for free at the upcoming RSA security conference 2019 that will be held...

Industry Reactions to Massive Data Leak in Germany
2019-01-07 07:48

The German government revealed last week that information on hundreds of politicians and celebrities was leaked online via Twitter. read more