Security News

British Teen Admits Trying to Hack CIA Chief
2017-10-06 17:06

A teenager admitted in a British court on Friday to trying to hack into the computers of top US officials, including former CIA chief John Brennan, from his home in the East Midlands region of...

Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA -- This Time with Kaspersky's Help
2017-10-06 13:06

The Wall Street Journal has a bombshell of a story. Yet another NSA contractor took classified documents home with him. Yet another Russian intelligence operation stole copies of those documents....

US Reviewing Better Tech Identifiers After Hacks: Trump Aide
2017-10-03 17:02

US officials are studying ways to end the use of social security numbers for identification following a series of data breaches compromising the data for millions of Americans, a Trump...

FBI Can Keep Details of iPhone Hack Secret: Judge
2017-10-02 11:55

A federal judge ruled last week that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is not obligated to disclose the details of a hacking tool used to access data stored on an iPhone belonging to...

Week in review: Deloitte hack, insecure Mac firmware, new issue of (IN)SECURE
2017-10-02 00:35

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: XPCTRA financial malware leaves no stone unturned A Trojan that has previously been only stealing users’ banking...

Whole Foods Market Investigates Hack Attack
2017-09-29 11:18

Payment Card Data Stolen From Taprooms and Restaurants, Supermarket Chain SaysUpscale supermarket chain Whole Foods Market says it's investigating a payment card breach affecting dozens of...

Millions of Up-to-Date Apple Macs Remain Vulnerable to EFI Firmware Hacks
2017-09-29 10:57

"Always keep your operating system and software up-to-date." This is one of the most popular and critical advice that every security expert strongly suggests you to follow to prevent yourself from...

After hack, security researchers probe Deloitte’s security posture
2017-09-27 20:38

It’s difficult – if not impossible – for any organization to keep their networks and systems completely safe from knowledgeable, well-resourced and determined attackers. Still, we expect companies...

Google Researcher Publishes PoC Exploit for Apple iPhone Wi-Fi Chip Hack
2017-09-27 03:49

You have now another good reason to update your iPhone to newly released iOS 11—a security vulnerability in iOS 10 and earlier now has a working exploit publicly available. Gal Beniamini, a...