Security News

FBI: Russia-based FaceApp is a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’
2019-12-04 10:18

It's a grabby little app, data-wise, but how is it different from, say, Google or Facebook?

FBI confirms: FaceApp image-slurper poses a possible 'intelligence threat' from Russia
2019-12-03 00:34

Feds tell Congress that Russian apps are a real security risk Users who fire up FaceApp for fun might be unknowingly putting national security at risk, according to the US Feds.…

The FBI multi-factor authentication notification that should have never been
2019-11-12 06:30

While reviewing the recent Private Industry Notification from the FBI about using social engineering and technical attacks to circumvent multi-factor authentication, I was floored at how each of...

Watchdog Sues FBI Over Facial Recognition Secrecy
2019-11-01 05:21

A civil liberties watchdog Thursday sued the FBI and other federal agencies claiming the government is improperly withholding information on how it uses a facial recognition database of millions...

Former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker Chooses Encryption Over Backdoors
2019-10-28 11:22

In an extraordinary essay, the former FBI general counsel Jim Baker makes the case for strong encryption over government-mandated backdoors: In the face of congressional inaction, and in light of...

FBI extends voting security push, LA court hacker goes down, and more D-Link failures
2019-10-28 07:01

Plus, Kaspersky opens doors on its intelligence portal Here's your Reg roundup of security news beyond all the bits and bytes we've already covered.…

FBI Issues Payment Card Skimming Warning
2019-10-24 21:04

DHS Joins FBI in Offering Mitigation AdviceThe FBI issued a warning this week about skimmer attacks designed to steal payment card data from e-commerce sites. The U.S. Department of Homeland...

FBI urges businesses to use biometric factors to mitigate multi-factor authentication risk
2019-10-14 13:13

The FBI Cyber Task Force recently issued a Private Industry Notice on how businesses can deal with vulnerabilities tied to token and phone-based multi-factor authentication methods.

Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns
2019-10-11 11:13

Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies.

FBI: Cybercriminals Are Bypassing Multifactor Authentication
2019-10-09 14:48

Threat Actors Using Social Engineering, Other Technical Techniques to Circumvent MFA ProtectionsThe FBI is warning banks, businesses and other organizations that cybercriminals are using social...