Security News

Facebook Cracks Down on Deepfake Videos
2020-01-07 14:27

Despite the difficulties of identifying deepfakes, social media sites are recognizing the need to crack down on the manipulated, misleading videos. Facebook is banning deepfake videos, which stem from a technique of human-image synthesis based on artificial intelligence to create fake content.

Internet of crap (encryption): IoT gear is generating easy-to-crack keys
2019-12-16 14:00

Poor entropy in embedded devices leading to weaker certificates: study A preponderance of weak keys is leaving IoT devices at risk of being hacked, and the problem won't be an easy one to solve.…

Feds Crack Down on Money Mules, Warn of BEC Scams
2019-12-06 19:34

Authorities say they have halted over 600 domestic money mules – exceeding the 400 money mules stopped last year.

FTC Cracks Down on Stalkerware With Retina-X App Bans
2019-10-22 20:05

The FTC has banned the sale of three apps - marketed to monitor children and employees - unless the developers can prove that the apps will be used for legitimate purposes.

Darknet Markets: As Police Crack Down, Cybercriminals Adapt
2019-10-18 05:48

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses the shutdown of DeepDotWeb. Plus, dealing with breach fatigue and the Pitney Bowes ransomware attack.

Computing enthusiast cracks ancient Unix code
2019-10-14 11:45

Old passwords never die... they just become easier to decode.

Checkm8 jailbreak and AltStore put cracks in Apple’s walled garden
2019-09-30 14:57

People are taking different tacks to get around Apple's tightly controlled phone rules.

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.