Security News

Unpatched Flaws Possibly Stolen From Microsoft in 2013 Hack: Report
2017-10-18 07:20

Hackers may have stolen information on unpatched vulnerabilities after breaching Microsoft’s systems and gaining access to a bug tracker back in 2013, Reuters reported on Monday. At the time of...

Payment Cards Stolen in Pizza Hut Website Hack
2017-10-16 05:31

Pizza Hut U.S. informed customers over the weekend that their payment card and contact information may have been compromised after cybercriminals breached its website. Emails sent out by the...

Data Sample in Equifax Hack Scam Possibly From Third-Party Servers
2017-10-13 12:44

A data sample provided last month by scammers trying to make a profit by claiming to have breached U.S. credit reporting agency Equifax may have been obtained from unprotected Amazon Web Services...

Scam Alert: Your Trusted Friends Can Hack Your Facebook Account
2017-10-13 01:21

If you receive a message from any of your Facebook Friends asking for urgent help to recover their Facebook account, since they've added you as one of their 'Trusted Contacts'—just don’t blindly...

F-35 Stealth Fighter Data Stolen in Australia Defence Hack
2017-10-12 03:05

Sensitive data about Australia's F-35 stealth fighter and P-8 surveillance aircraft programmes were stolen when a defence subcontractor was hacked using a tool widely used by Chinese cyber...

Research Reports Stolen in Forrester Website Hack
2017-10-09 05:08

Forrester, one of the world’s most influential market research and advisory firms, informed customers late on Friday that its main website had been breached. read more

British Teen Admits Trying to Hack CIA Chief
2017-10-06 17:06

A teenager admitted in a British court on Friday to trying to hack into the computers of top US officials, including former CIA chief John Brennan, from his home in the East Midlands region of...

Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA -- This Time with Kaspersky's Help
2017-10-06 13:06

The Wall Street Journal has a bombshell of a story. Yet another NSA contractor took classified documents home with him. Yet another Russian intelligence operation stole copies of those documents....

US Reviewing Better Tech Identifiers After Hacks: Trump Aide
2017-10-03 17:02

US officials are studying ways to end the use of social security numbers for identification following a series of data breaches compromising the data for millions of Americans, a Trump...