Security News

Crypto-Miners Slip Into Google Play
2018-09-26 17:39

While Google doesn’t allow crypto-currency mining applications in Google Play, some developers have found a way to push such programs to the storefront: by hiding their true purpose. read more

NSA Leak Fuels Rise in Hacking for Crypto Mining: Report
2018-09-19 15:40

Illicit cryptocurrency mining has been surging over the past year, in part due to a leaked software tool from the US National Security Agency, researchers said Wednesday. read more

XBash Malware Packs Double Punch: Destroys Data and Mines for Crypto Coins
2018-09-19 13:30

A newly discovered malware has different capabilities for Windows and Linux systems, including ransomware and cryptomining.

40-bit punks smash weak crypto in Tesla keyless entry system
2018-09-12 09:33

Researchers able to clone fob and nick motor in seconds Boffins have sprung the bonnet on the weak crypto behind the keyless entry system in Tesla's Model S car.…

Supermicro wraps crypto-blanket around server firmware to hide it from malware injectors
2018-09-07 07:07

BMC software updates to check code signatures after researchers hit red alert Researchers claim to have discovered an exploitable flaw in the baseboard management controller (BMC) hardware used by...

HTTPS crypto-shame: TV Licensing website pulled offline
2018-09-06 12:16

Telly taxpayers' info sent in the clear The UK's TV Licensing agency has taken its website offline "as a precaution" after being blasted for running transactional pages that were not sent over HTTPS.…

Google Introduces Open Source Cross-Platform Crypto Library
2018-09-04 15:16

Google last week took the wraps off Tink, an open source, multi-language, cross-platform cryptographic library designed to help simplify common encryption operations. Under development for the...

ETSI crypto-based access control standards land
2018-08-22 07:02

Need GDPR compliance now? Ask us how! Worried about enterprise security, access control, and GDPR? Relax, the standards bods at European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) have you covered.…

TLS developers should ditch 'pseudo constant time' crypto processing
2018-08-21 10:17

Fixes for Lucky 13-type bugs could still be vulnerable More than five years after cracks started showing in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) network crypto protocol, the author of the "Lucky 13"...

Crypto Wars Continue, as Feds Seek Messenger Backdoor
2018-08-20 15:33

FBI's Latest Backdoor Push Involves Facebook Messenger, Reuters ReportsIt's déjà vu "FBI vs. Apple" all over again, as Reuters reports that the Justice Department is seeking to compel Facebook to...