Security News

Official: Russian-Owned Company Attempted Ohio Election Hack
2019-12-02 15:19

Ohio detected and thwarted an election-related cyber attack earlier this month, the state’s elections chief said. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said the “relatively unsophisticated”...

Google Will Award $1M-Plus to People Who Can Hack Titan M Security Chip
2019-11-22 11:53

The company expanded its Android bug bounty program as one of several recent moves to ramp up mobile security.

Disney Plus Blames Past Hacks for User Accounts Sold Online
2019-11-20 18:11

Disney said Disney Plus account passwords being sold in underground hacking forums are coming from previous breaches at other companies, predating last week’s launch of its streaming service. read more

Google Discloses Android Camera Hijack Hack
2019-11-19 20:09

Google has disclosed a now-fixed issue that enabled third-party apps to access a disturbing set of permissions for its Camera App built into Android phones.

Compromised Website Led to Australia Parliament Hack
2019-11-18 14:48

Senate Leader Describes Watering-Hole AttackThe Australian Parliament's computer network was compromised in January after politicians browsed a legitimate website that was compromised. The...

News Wrap: Voice Assistant Laser Hack, Twitter Insider Threats, Data Breach Fine Fails
2019-11-08 13:00

From voice assistant hacks to insider threats, Threatpost editors break down this week's biggest news.

Bug Hunters Hack Samsung Galaxy S10, Xiaomi Mi9 at Pwn2Own
2019-11-07 19:14

Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 has come to an end and on the second day of the hacking contest bug bounty hunters have earned a total of $120,000 for demonstrating exploits against Samsung Galaxy S10 and...

Mueller Documents: Manafort Pushed Ukraine Hack Theory
2019-11-04 13:32

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers, Manafort’s...

'Don’t be so concerned with your image'... US prosecutor lets rip on Uber for hack cover-up as pair plead guilty
2019-10-30 23:14

Scumbags admit extorting $100k from taxi app biz Two men have confessed they siphoned confidential information from poorly secured databases hosted in the Amazon cloud, and then demanded payment...

From Instagram to insta-banned: Facebook wipes NSO Group workers' personal profiles amid WhatsApp hack rap
2019-10-30 18:34

Go Zuck yourself, fam Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are today busy deleting the personal profiles of employees at NSO Group amid an ongoing legal battle.…