Security News

Germany Cracks 'Cyber Bunker' Hosting Darknet Sites
2019-09-28 12:26

German police said Friday they had busted a network hosting so-called Darknet platforms illegally trading drugs, stolen data and child pornography online on servers hidden in a former NATO bunker....

US senators green-light recruitment of crack infosec teams, both public and private
2019-09-26 01:14

Cyber-terrorists, your game is through, 'cause now you have to answer to: America, fsck yeah! The US Congress has, near enough, approved a law bill to create a new set of dedicated cyber-security...

Researchers crack digital safe using HSM flaw
2019-06-11 10:38

French researchers have found a bug in a hardware security module (HSM) that could enable an attacker to steal highly prized secrets.

The GoldBrute botnet is trying to crack open 1.5 million RDP servers
2019-06-10 11:44

Even its most optimistic users would have to concede that it’s been a bracing few weeks for anyone who relies on Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

Google Play Cracks Down on Malicious Apps
2019-02-14 16:32

Google Play said that app suspensions increased by 66 percent in 2018 on its platform.

iPhone snooping: Apple cracks down on apps that secretly record taps, keystrokes
2019-02-08 13:52

iOS app developers have been capturing how users interact with screens without gaining user consent.

Mozilla security policy cracks down on creepy web trackers, holds supercookies over fire
2019-01-29 12:15

Firefox makers sets out dodgy practices the browser will block The Mozilla Foundation has announced its intent to reduce the ability of websites and other online services to track users of its...

Google cracks down on access to your Android phone and SMS data
2019-01-18 12:16

Android apps that want access to your call and SMS data now have to pass muster with Google's team of reviewers.

Lowjax city: Researchers crack open notorious Fancy Bear rootkit
2019-01-16 18:04

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...

unCAPTCHA AI Cracks Google reCAPTCHAs with 90% Accuracy
2019-01-07 15:28

A proof-of-concept from the University of Maryland can defeat the audio challenges that are offered as an option for people with disabilities.