Security News

AWS Adds New Feature for Preventing Data Leaks
2018-11-16 18:09

Amazon announced this week that a new feature designed to prevent data leaks has been added to Amazon Web Services (AWS). read more

Google Services Inaccessible Due to BGP Leak
2018-11-13 06:45

Important Google services were inaccessible for some users on Monday due to a BGP leak that caused traffic to be directed through Russia, China and Nigeria. It’s unclear if the incident was caused...

New Side-Channel Vulnerability Leaks Sensitive Data From Intel Chips
2018-11-05 18:20

A newly revealed side-channel attack can leak encrypted data from Intel microprocessors that use a Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) architecture. read more

Feds Accuse Ex-CIA Employee of Continuing Leaks From Prison
2018-11-02 11:36

Federal prosecutors beefed up charges against a former CIA employee Wednesday, saying he has leaked classified national defense materials while incarcerated. read more

Questions Mount Over Delay After Cathay Pacific Admits Huge Data Leak
2018-10-25 14:29

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific came under pressure Thursday to explain why it had taken five months to admit it had been hacked and compromised the data of 9.4 million customers, including...

Cathay Pacific Hit by Data Leak Affecting 9.4M Passengers
2018-10-24 19:59

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it had suffered a major data leak affecting up to 9.4 million passengers. The airline admitted data including passport numbers, identity card...

Morrisons supermarket: We're taking payroll leak liability fight to UK Supreme Court
2018-10-23 10:31

Brit grocer says it shouldn't be held responsible for criminal actions of worker Morrisons has vowed to take its hack liability fight to the UK Supreme Court after failing to convince Court of...

Alphabet in the soup for keeping quiet about Google+ data leak bug
2018-10-16 20:10

Investors sue over failure to 'fess up in financial filings Google's parent has been hit with a lawsuit for failing to disclose to investors a bug – secretly fixed in March – that could have...

Dating app for Trump loners commits YUGE blunder: It leaks more than the West Wing
2018-10-15 22:46

Donald Daters application more insecure than the president A much-hyped dating site for Donald Trump supporters in the US is being blasted for shoddy security that may have exposed all of its...

An Assessment of Google's Data Leak
2018-10-12 11:48

An in-depth report on the exposure of personal details for 500,00 Google+ accounts leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: an update on mitigating the risk of business...