Security News

Rare Steganography Hack Can Compromise Fully Patched Websites
2019-07-26 19:13

Attackers are hiding PHP scripts in EXIF headers of JPEG images to hack websites, just by uploading an image.

Just Opening A Document in LibreOffice Can Hack Your Computer (Unpatched)
2019-07-26 14:33

Are you using LibreOffice? You should be extra careful about what document files you open using the LibreOffice software over the next few days. That's because LibreOffice contains a severe...

Cyberlaw wonks squint at NotPetya insurance smackdown: Should 'war exclusion' clauses apply to network hacks?
2019-07-26 10:30

When UK and US govts said it was Russia, they weren't thinking of the litigators! Analysis The defining feature of cyberwarfare is the fact that both the weapon and the target is the network...

Man arrested over UK's Lancaster University data breach hack allegations
2019-07-24 12:45

25-year-old Bradfordian cuffed by NCA over '20k' records breach Cops have cuffed a 25-year-old man from Bradford on suspicion of committing Computer Misuse Act crimes after Lancaster University...

Equifax to world+dog: If we give you this $700m, can you pleeeeease stop suing us about that mega-hack thing?
2019-07-22 22:58

US senator dismisses cop-out, suggests jail time for execs Data-spaffing consumer credit biz Equifax is offering a package of roughly $700m in order to kill off lawsuits regarding its 2017...

Large-Scale Government Hacks Hit Russia, Bulgaria
2019-07-22 16:01

The Bulgarian attack impacted almost tax information for the entire country.

Palo Alto gateway security alert, FSB hack, scourge of data-stealing web plugins, and more
2019-07-21 07:58

A summary of computer security news for you, delivered rapid-fire-style Roundup Let's catch up with all the recent infosec news beyond what we've already covered.…

2015 database hack is the terrible gift that keeps giving for Slack: Tens of thousands of passwords now reset
2019-07-19 06:38

Yak app still cleaning up after four-year-old cyber-break-in Slack says a 2015 database theft is to blame for a large-scale reset of stolen passwords.…

Bulgaria hack: 20-year-old infosec whizz cuffed after 'adult population's' finance deets nicked
2019-07-18 14:58

Bosses stick up for suspect, claim he's being framed for pinching 5m folks' data A 20-year-old infosec bod has been arrested in Bulgaria after most of the country's population had their personal...

Bulgarian IT Specialist Held Over Taxpayer Data Hack
2019-07-17 12:01

A 20-year-old Bulgarian cybercrime specialist has been arrested over a hack and leak of a trove of taxpayer data, which authorities had initially suspected was a Russia-linked cyberattack, an...