Security News

Qualcomm chips leak crypto data from secure execution environment
2019-04-25 10:47

A vulnerability in Qualcomm chips could be exploited by attackers to retrieve encryption keys and sensitive information from the chipsets’ secure execution environment, NCC Group researchers have...

Google hits brand slam stamping AMP with more crypto glam
2019-04-18 08:03

All your URLs are belong to u On Tuesday Google renovated its Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) web publishing format, making it more secure with less Chocolate Factory branding - a change certain to...

Week in review: Employee cybersecurity essentials, ASUS attack, lessons learned from crypto hacks
2019-03-31 17:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Attackers compromised ASUS to deliver backdoored software updates Unknown attackers have compromised an update server...

Lessons learned from the many crypto hacks
2019-03-29 06:15

The one poignant lesson that crypto investors globally have learned over the years is that despite the immutable, impenetrable nature of the technology behind cryptocurrencies and blockchain,...

Android Trojan Targets Banks, Crypto-Currencies, e-Commerce
2019-03-28 15:36

A recently discovered Android Trojan is targeting the users of a broad range of services, including international banks, crypto-currency services, and e-commerce websites, Group-IB reports. read more

Australia's Crypto-Cracking Law Is Spooking Big Tech
2019-03-28 12:33

Microsoft's Brad Smith Says Companies Don't Want to Store Data ThereBrad Smith, Microsoft's chief legal officer, says Australia's encryption-busting law is causing companies and governments to...

Slack slings crypto-keys at big biz, union gets worked over, VPN owners probed, trolls trouble vets, and more
2019-03-24 10:34

Plus, two crooks craft a veritable fraudocopia Roundup This week we got freaked out about heart implant hacks, welcomed a new Microsoft security tool, and endured yet another Facebook fsck up.…

Q&A: Crypto-guru Bruce Schneier on teaching tech to lawmakers, plus privacy failures – and a call to techies to act
2019-03-15 23:59

'Politicians are reluctant to disrupt the enormous wealth creation machine technology has turned out to be' RSA Politicians are, by and large, clueless about technology, and it's going to be up to...