Security News

Activist Leaks 11,000 Private Messages from WikiLeaks' Twitter Chats
2018-07-31 06:48

An activist has just leaked thousands of private messages of an organization that's been known to publishing others' secrets. More than 11,000 direct messages from a Twitter group used by...

Data Leak at Robotics Firm Exposes Global Manufacturers
2018-07-24 12:05

A publicly accessible server belonging to robotics vendor Level One Robotics and Controls, Inc. read more

Robo-drop: Factory bot biz 'leaks' automakers' secrets onto the web
2018-07-23 23:47

Assembly line 'droid builder latest to be accused of leaving rsync wide open on the internet Yet another organization has allegedly been caught accidentally exposing more than 100GB of sensitive...

Hackers demand dosh to not leak stolen Canadian patient, staff records
2018-07-18 19:45

Thieves turns to media for help blackmail, er, compensation for their, uh, research Hackers say they will leak patient and employee records stolen from a Canadian healthcare provider unless they...

16 popular VPNs leak your data: Here's the full list
2018-07-18 14:52

VPNs are becoming increasingly popular due to data privacy concerns, but a new report found that some aren't effective.

Death by Leaks: Russian Hacking Helped Sink Clinton 2016 Campaign
2018-07-16 07:44

In September 2015 an FBI cybersecurity agent called up the Democratic National Committee, just gearing up for the coming presidential election, to report that Russia-linked hackers had penetrated...

Facebook Faces £500,000 Fine in U.K. Over Cambridge Analytica Leak
2018-07-11 15:48

Facebook has been fined £500,000 ($664,000) in the U.K. after the country's data protection watchdog concluded that its data-sharing scandal broke the law, making it as the social network's first...

Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor, Sentenced to 5+ Years in Leak Case
2018-06-28 13:02

A former National Security Agency contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday to espionage, becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the Trump administration for leaking classified information.

Former NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty to 'Top Secret' Leak
2018-06-27 10:18

Plea Deal Calls For Reality Winner to Serve 63-Month SentenceReality Leigh Winner, 26, a former contractor for the NSA, has pleaded guilty to leaking a "top secret" five page document that...

TLBleed: a new way to leak crypto keys on hyperthreaded processors
2018-06-25 22:18

A new attack prompted OpenBSD's developers to disable hyperthreading by default.