Security News

This must be some kind of mistake. IT managers axed, CEO and others wallets lightened in patient hack aftermath
2019-01-14 23:45

Executives held to account? And three underlings thanked for their work? What is this madness? The Singaporean government-owned biz responsible for that country's patient database has fined senior...

Hack Allows Escape of Play-with-Docker Containers
2019-01-14 18:10

Researchers created a proof-of-concept escape of Docker test environment.

Lessons From Report on Massive Singapore Healthcare Hack
2019-01-10 20:48

Analysis of SingHealth Attack Offers Recommendations That Could Be Applied WordwideA variety of security weaknesses contributed to a massive 2017 health data security breach in Singapore,...

German, 20, Confesses to Massive Data Hack Spurred by 'Annoyance'
2019-01-08 16:06

German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, because he was...

German 'student' said to have confessed to mass hack of local German politicians
2019-01-08 12:56

Case not linked to international spying, reckon sources. Hmmm A 20-year-old German man has confessed to what that country's media is calling "the Hacker Attack", a years-long data exfiltration...

Suspect, 20, Held Over Massive German Politician Data Hack
2019-01-08 11:11

German police said Tuesday they arrested a 20-year-old suspect in the case of private data stolen from hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, and published online. read more

Zerodium Offers $2 Million for iOS Hacks, $1 Million for Chat App Exploits
2019-01-08 07:16

Exploit acquisition firm Zerodium on Monday announced that it’s offering significantly higher payouts for many types of exploits, including up to $2 million for remote iOS jailbreaks and $1...

Fewer Affected in Marriott Hack, but Passports a Red Flag
2019-01-04 16:00

Fewer Marriott guest records that previously feared were compromised in a massive data breach, but the largest hotel chain in the world confirmed Friday that approximately 5.25 million unencrypted...

Cryptocurrency Wallet Hacks Spark Dustup
2018-12-31 14:34

Cryptocurrency wallets Trezor and Ledger are vulnerable to a number of different type attacks, researchers say.

Your two-minute infosec roundup: Drone arrests, Alexa bot hack, Windows zero-day, and more
2018-12-22 03:02

Some last-minute wrapping of security-related tips from this week Roundup If you're reading this while on-call for IT support, network security, or what have you, then we salute you. If you're...