Security News

Germany on Guard Against Election Hacks, Fake News
2017-09-22 13:25

As the clock ticks down to elections Sunday, Germany's cyber defense nervously hopes it'll be third time lucky after Russia was accused of meddling in the US and French votes. read more

Hack of U.S. Regulator a Blow to Confidence in Financial System
2017-09-21 16:52

The hack disclosed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission deals a fresh blow to confidence in the security of the financial system weeks after news of a potentially catastrophic breach at...

Equifax's May Mega-Breach Might Trace to March Hack
2017-09-21 12:32

Intrusion Eyed as Beachhead for Theft of 143 Million US Consumers' DataHackers behind the mega-breach at Equifax stole data in May, but they - or other attackers - penetrated the credit bureau's...

Equifax's May Mega-Breach May Trace to March Hack
2017-09-21 12:03

Intrusion Eyed as Beachhead for Theft of 143 Million US Consumers' DataHackers behind the mega-breach at Equifax stole data in May, but they - or other attackers - penetrated the credit bureau's...

Scammers Offer to Sell Data Stolen in Equifax Hack
2017-09-15 13:14

While the large amount of information stolen in the recent Equifax hack might be up for sale somewhere on the dark web, scammers have also set up websites offering the data from the U.S. credit...

U.S. Politicians Demand Probe of Equifax After Hack
2017-09-15 10:41

A senior US senator called Wednesday for a federal investigation of credit rating agency Equifax after the company lost the personal data of 143 million customers to hackers. read more

Equifax Confirms Apache Struts Flaw Used in Hack
2017-09-14 11:12

U.S. credit reporting agency Equifax confirmed on Wednesday that an Apache Struts vulnerability exploited in the wild since March was used to breach its systems. read more

Is Unpatched Apache Struts Flaw to Blame for Equifax Hack?
2017-09-12 18:03

Credit Bureau Has Yet to Describe Exploited 'Website Application Vulnerability'Equifax has yet to describe how its site was breached, except to blame a vague "U.S. website application...

Apache Struts Flaw Increasingly Exploited to Hack Servers
2017-09-12 09:04

Security firm Imperva has detected thousands of attacks attempting to exploit a recently patched remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Apache Struts 2 open source development...

Most infosec pros believe election hacks are acts of cyber war
2017-09-11 15:30

IT security professionals believe the effects of cyber attacks on elections go beyond diminishing confidence in the democratic process, according to a Venafi survey of 296 IT security...