Security News

ThreatList: DDoS Attack Sizes Drop 85 Percent Post FBI Crackdown
2019-03-19 12:00

The FBI's crackdown on 15 DDoS-for-hire sites appears to have had an impact on DDoS attacks, the average size for which dropped 85 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, a new report found.

Home DNA kit company now lets users opt out of FBI data sharing
2019-03-18 16:20

FamilyTreeDNA has disclosed that it's opened up DNA profiles to the FBI to help find suspects of violent crime.

Yelp-for-MAGAs app maker is warned there are holes in its code. Does it A. Just fix the problem, or B. Threaten to call the FBI, too?
2019-03-12 20:43

Or C. It's all a libtard plot? A developer specializing in mobile apps for US conservatives is under fire for threatening to call the Feds on someone who reported security shortcomings in its software.…

Citrix Hacked by Password-Spraying Attackers, FBI Warns
2019-03-11 12:33

Cyber-Espionage Campaign May Tie to Recent Credential-Stuffing BreachCitrix Systems is investigating a suspected hack attack, resulting in the theft of business documents, after being tipped off...

FBI warns of SIM-swap scams, IBM finds holes in visitor software, 13-year-old girl charged over JavaScript prank...
2019-03-09 08:30

Tired: Booth babes. Wired: Floof babes. Expired: Conference hall carpets Roundup This week we had an NSA reverse-engineering toolkit released at the RSA Conference, a buffer bashed aboard British...

Citrix: We had to find out from the FBI that our internal IT was hacked – and we have no idea what the crims stole
2019-03-08 19:11

Other than that, everything's just fine, happy Friday here Citrix has warned customers that hackers unknown have been romping through its internal network stealing corporate secrets.…

FBI's Wray on China's Counterintelligence Capabilities
2019-03-05 22:33

At RSA Conference, Director Addresses Nation-State ThreatsSpeaking at the RSA Conference 2019, FBI Director Christopher Wray noted that when he took on the job two years ago, he was "shocked" by...

FBI boss: Never mind Russia and social media, China ransacks US biz for blueprints, secrets at 'surprisingly' huge scale
2019-03-05 20:42

'Espionage and criminal investigations ... almost all of which lead back to Beijing' RSA While Russian hackers, Kremlin-backed or otherwise, grab the headlines, China remains the biggest...

ACLU: Here's how FBI tried to force Facebook to wiretap its chat app. Judge: Oh, no you don't
2019-02-13 22:55

Federal court shoots down attempt to reveal Feds' decryption demands A US federal judge has refused to unseal court paperwork that would show how the FBI tried to force Facebook to snoop on calls...

Accused hacker Lauri Love tries to retrieve Fujitsu lappie and other gear from 'Britain's FBI' in court
2019-02-11 14:07

Western Digital hard drive also among the spoils Accused computer hacker Lauri Love is in court today arguing with the National Crime Agency over whether the British government agency should...