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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.…

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...

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...

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...

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.…

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...

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.

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

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...