Security News > 2019

Hackers Leak Hundreds of German Politicians' Personal Data
2019-01-04 18:18

Chancellor Angela Merkel Among the Victims of Massive Hack Attack and Data LeakHundreds of members of the German parliament, including the country's chancellor, Angela Merkel, as well as multiple...

Hundreds of Thousands Download Spyware from Google Play
2019-01-04 18:00

Hundreds of thousands of users ended up with spyware on their devices after downloading seemingly legitimate applications from Google Play, Trend Micro security researchers have discovered.  read more

HR1 Bill Includes Provisions to Improve U.S. Election Security
2019-01-04 17:53

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has unveiled its first Bill: HR1, dubbed the 'For the People Act'. It has little chance of getting through the Republican-controlled Congress, and...

Marriott Revises Breach Scope to 383M Records
2019-01-04 17:47

The hotel giant said after de-duping, the breach appears to be smaller than it thought.

Phishing Tactic Hides Tracks with Custom Fonts
2019-01-04 17:21

The phishing campaign is using a new technique to hide the source code of its landing page - and stealing credentials from customers of a major U.S.-based bank.

Phishing toolkit uses custom font and substitution cipher to evade detection
2019-01-04 16:49

A vintage spycraft tool was updated for the technological age as cybercriminals attempt to evade programmatic detection.

Wide-Ranging German Doxxing Incident Hits Hundreds of Politicians
2019-01-04 16:23

It's not clear why the data release wasn't noticed earlier.

Fewer Affected in Marriott Hack, but Passports a Red Flag
2019-01-04 16:00

Fewer Marriott guest records that previously feared were compromised in a massive data breach, but the largest hotel chain in the world confirmed Friday that approximately 5.25 million unencrypted...

Serious DoS Flaw Impacts Several Yokogawa Products
2019-01-04 15:58

A serious denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability impacts several industrial automation products from Japanese electrical engineering and software company Yokogawa Electric. read more

Ransomware Attack Against Hosting Provider Confirms MSPs Are Prime Targets
2019-01-04 15:50

Dataresolution.net, a cloud hosting provider headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, CA and with data centers in Los Angeles CA, Reston VA, London UK, Hamilton Bermuda, and Canada, was infected with...