Security News

Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak
2019-05-07 17:52

Forensic analysis shows a Chinese APT using Equation Group hacking tools at least a year before Shadow Brokers dumped its cache in April 2017.

Chinese Hackers Used NSA Tool a Year Before Shadow Brokers Leak
2019-05-07 06:29

A Chinese threat actor was spotted using a tool attributed to the NSA-linked Equation Group more than one year prior to it being leaked by the mysterious Shadow Brokers, Symantec revealed on...

Ladders, SkyMed Leak Employment, Medical Data for Millions
2019-05-02 18:12

One of the misconfigured Elasticsearch databases showed evidence of a ransomware attack.

Extortionists leak data of huge firms after IT provider refuses to pay
2019-05-02 12:08

The data was published after "Boris Bullet-Dodger" failed to get Citycomp to cough up.

May Day! PM sacks UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson for Huawei 5G green-light leak
2019-05-01 17:35

Replaced by one-time junior MoD minister Penny Mordaunt Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been sacked from the British government after having leaked the news that Blighty isn’t completely...

Extortionist hacked IT provider used by the stars of tech and big biz, leaks customer info after ransom goes unpaid
2019-04-30 19:03

'Many companies pay us for our work, and we do not publish data and help them to eliminate vulnerabilities' A service provider hired by the likes of Oracle, SAP, BT, and many others, to manage...

Qualcomm chips leak crypto data from secure execution environment
2019-04-25 10:47

A vulnerability in Qualcomm chips could be exploited by attackers to retrieve encryption keys and sensitive information from the chipsets’ secure execution environment, NCC Group researchers have...

Insecure Ride App Database Leaks Data of 300K Iranian Drivers
2019-04-19 16:37

A researcher said that millions of records were leaking 300,000 Tap30 drivers' names, ID numbers and phone numbers.

Leak Exposes OilRig APT Group's Tools
2019-04-19 16:18

Group, Apparently Backed By Iran, Was Broadening Its Targets, Analysts SayA set of malicious tools, along with a list of potential targets and victims, belonging to an APT group dubbed OilRig has...

Facebook admits “supply chain data leak” in new Oculus headsets
2019-04-14 23:49

One week out from Easter, and Facebook's Oculus subsidiary has admitted a "hidden message Easter Egg" gone wrong. Coincidence? Or...