Security News

Chris Vickery on the Marriott Breach and a Rash of Recent High-Profile Hacks
2018-12-03 17:54

In this Newsmaker Interview, ‘breach hunter’ Chris Vickery explores a recent spate of breaches from Marriott, USPS and Dell EMC.

Giraffe hacks printers to promote tasteless YouTuber
2018-12-01 00:35

Yeah, we don’t know wtf is going on either Did your work printer produce a strange call to action this week, encouraging you to follow someone on YouTube, unlike from a Bollywood channel and then...

Marriott's Starwood Reservation Hack Could Affect 500 Million
2018-11-30 13:48

Database Intrusion Dates Back to 2014The Marriott hotel chain has announced its Starwood guest reservation database has been hacked, potentially exposing up to 500 million accounts. The...

Marriott's Starwood hotels mega-hack: Half a BEEELLION guests' deets hacked over four YEARS
2018-11-30 12:28

One of, but not the worst, in history US hotel chain Marriott has admitted that a breach of its Starwood subsidiary's guest reservation network has exposed the entire database – all 500 million...

That Bloomberg Supply-Chain-Hack Story
2018-11-30 12:28

Back in October, Bloomberg reported that China has managed to install backdoors into server equipment that ended up in networks belonging to -- among others -- Apple and Amazon. Pretty much...

Uber fined £385k by ICO for THAT hack of 57m customers' deets
2018-11-27 11:03

2.7 million Brits caught up in 'serious failure of data security' says UK data watchdog The UK’s data watchdog has slapped a £385,000 penalty on app-not-driving-service baddie Uber for security...

8 tips for avoiding phishing, malware, scams, and hacks while holiday shopping online
2018-11-23 22:05

The holiday season isn't just busy for shoppers--it's busy for cybercriminals, too. Here's a holiday shopping safety guide with advice on how to stay safe online.

Get paid up to $40,000 for finding ways to hack Facebook or Instagram accounts
2018-11-21 16:18

Here we have great news for all bug bounty hunters. Now you can get paid up to $40,000 for finding and responsibly reporting critical vulnerabilities in the websites and mobile applications owned...

New Vehicle Hack Exposes Users’ Private Data Via Bluetooth
2018-11-19 17:25

People who have synced their mobile phones with a wide variety of vehicle infotainment systems may have have their personal information exposed to a new type of vehicle hack, security researchers...

Vision Direct 'fesses up to hack that exposed customer names, payment cards
2018-11-19 14:10

Data including CVV numbers slurped up as customers submitted it to website Vision Direct has admitted customers' personal and financial data was leaked earlier this month after hackers compromised...