Security News

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.

macOS' Quick Look Cache May Leak Encrypted Data
2018-06-20 16:10

The Quick Look mechanism on macOS, which allows users to check file contents without actually opening the files, may leak information on cached files, even if they reside on encrypted drives or if...

macOS’ Quick Look Cache May Leak Encrypted Data
2018-06-20 16:10

The Quick Look mechanism on macOS, which allows users to check file contents without actually opening the files, may leak information on cached files, even if they reside on encrypted drives or if...

Thousands of Mobile Apps Leak Data from Firebase Databases
2018-06-20 15:56

Thousands of mobile applications running on iOS and Android have exposed over 113 gigabytes of data from 2,300 unsecured Firebase databases, enterprise mobile security firm Appthority says in a...

Google Chromecast and Home Speaker can leak location data to websites
2018-06-20 15:16

Two Google products have a design weakness that could reveal their users' locations.

Google Devices Leak Precise Physical Locations: Researcher
2018-06-20 11:55

A newly discovered attack against Google Home and Chromecast devices can reveal a user’s precise physical location, a security researcher has discovered. read more

Massive CIA Hacking Tool Leak: Ex-Agency Employee Charged
2018-06-19 13:18

Lead Suspect Joshua A. Schulte Already Detained on Child Pornography ChargesThe U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former CIA officer, 29-year-old Joshua A. Schulte, with providing 8,000...