Security News

Reports: China Suspected In Marriott Database Breach
2018-12-13 10:48

But Experts Caution Forensic Evidence is LackingHackers linked with China are suspected to be behind the four-year breach of Marriott's Starwood guest reservation system, Reuters reports on...

30% of healthcare databases are exposed online
2018-12-11 14:50

Despite the fact that electronic health records (EHR) contain extremely sensitive information about individuals, it is shockingly easy for malicious actors to get their hands on them, Intsights...

Big Blue shoos Db2 blues before rogue staff turn the screws in hijack ruse (translation: patch your IBM databases)
2018-11-29 21:06

Buffer overflow flaw could lead to privilege escalation IBM is advising folks to check if they should update their Db2 database installations following the discovery of a potentially serious...

Creeps outed as massage app exposes database with workers’ comments
2018-11-29 12:34

Popular massage-booking app Urban lets masseurs/masseuses log comments about creepy customers, and left its database wide open.

Offensive Security redesigns Exploit Database, its archive of public exploits
2018-11-28 04:00

Offensive Security released an update to Exploit Database (EDB), its archive of public exploits and corresponding vulnerable software, developed for use by penetration testers and vulnerability...

Real Identity of Hacker Who Sold LinkedIn, Dropbox Databases Revealed
2018-11-21 09:48

The real identity of Tessa88—the notorious hacker tied to several high-profile cyber attacks including the LinkedIn, DropBox and MySpace mega breaches—has been revealed as Maksim Vladimirovich...

SMS 2FA database leak drama, MageCart mishaps, Black Friday badware, and more
2018-11-17 13:47

Plus, why is Kaspersky Lab getting into chess? Roundup What a week it has been: we had the creation of a new government agency, a meltdown flashback, and of course, Patch Tuesday.…

'Unjustifiably excessive': Not even London cops can follow law with their rubbish gang database
2018-11-16 13:14

Gangs Matrix led to 'multiple and serious' breaches of data protection rules, says watchdog London cops have broken data protection rules by using a controversial database that ranks people's...

Kemp Cites Voter Database Hacking Attempt, Gives No Evidence
2018-11-05 02:20

The office of Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is also the Republican gubernatorial nominee, said Sunday it is investigating the state Democratic Party in connection with an alleged attempt to...

How database hacks could impact elections and voters' fears
2018-10-30 19:57

Cris Thomas (aka Space Rogue), global strategy lead at IBM X-Force Red, explains SQL injection attacks and discusses how voter registration database hacks can lead to doubt in the election process.