Security News

Burger chain Wendy's serves up settlement, NeverQuest hacker guilty, cloudy payroll users hacked and more
2019-02-25 15:08

Plus, hackers say your Facebook account is worth roughly a tall coffee Roundup Last week, the security world saw Adobe take a do-over, Cisco clean up some bugs and the NCC head out to space.…

No RESTful the wicked: If your website runs Drupal, you need to check for security updates – unless you enjoy being hacked
2019-02-20 23:17

PUT, PATCH, POST, PWNED! Website admins are today urged to update their Drupal installations following the disclosure of a potentially serious vulnerability in the web publishing software. And...

Tens of millions more web accounts for sale after more sites hacked, Mac malware spreads via Windows.exe, and more
2019-02-18 05:02

Standby for a 'we woz haxx0ed' email from one of these sites this week... Roundup Let's kickstart your Monday with some lovely juicy computer security and screwups news, beyond what we reported last week.…

Australia Says 'State Actor' Hacked Parties, Parliament
2019-02-18 03:48

Australia on Monday said a "sophisticated state actor" had hacked the country's main political parties and parliament, just weeks before a closely fought election. read more

Bomb Threat Hoaxer Exposed by Hacked Gaming Site
2019-02-14 05:37

Federal authorities this week arrested a North Carolina man who allegedly ran with a group of online hooligans that attacked Web sites (including this one), took requests on Twitter to call in...

Xiaomi M365 Electric Scooter Hacked and Remotely Controlled
2019-02-12 18:16

Hackers up to 100 meters away could take over Xiaomi M365 scooters to brake or accelerate them.

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites now for sale on dark web, seller boasts
2019-02-11 23:55

Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis, and more said to be up for grabs for $$$s in BTC Exclusive Some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are on sale...

Blue Monday in infosec: 620 million accounts across 16 hacked websites now for sale on dark web, seller boasts
2019-02-11 23:55

Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis, and more said to be up for grabs for $$$s in BTC Exclusive Some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are on sale...

Blue Monday in infosec: 620 million accounts across 16 'hacked' websites now for sale on dark web, seller claims
2019-02-11 23:55

Dubsmash, Armor Games, 500px, Whitepages, ShareThis, and more allegedly up for grabs for $$$s in BTC Exclusive Some 617 million online account details stolen from 16 hacked websites are on sale...