Security News

Remember those stolen CIA hacking tools leaked online by the Shadow Brokers? The Chinese had them a year before
2019-05-07 19:39

Or so claims Symantec Months before CIA-built hacking tools were leaked to the public by a group calling itself the Shadow Brokers, the exploit code was apparently being used by Chinese state...

Chinese Hackers Used NSA Hacking Tools Before Shadow Brokers Leaked Them
2019-05-07 08:48

In a shocking revelation, it turns out that a hacking group believed to be sponsored by Chinese intelligence had been using some of the zero-day exploits linked to the NSA's Equation Group almost...

Leaked Carbanak Source Code Reveals No New Exploits
2019-04-25 16:17

FireEye’s analysis of the Carbanak source code that emerged on VirusTotal recently found no use of new exploits. Their review of the code also verified previous assumptions on the group behind a...

ExtraPulsar backdoor based on leaked NSA code – what you need to know
2019-04-25 14:58

A US security researcher has come up with an open-source Windows backdoor loosely based on NSA attack code that leaked back in 2017.

Millions of Medical Documents for Addiction and Recovery Patients Leaked
2019-04-22 13:48

The information includes data on all rehab treatments and procedures, linked with patients' names and other info.

Iranian Cyber-Espionage Tools Leaked Online
2019-04-19 13:12

The source code of a set of Iranian cyber-espoinage tools was leaked online....

Facebook user data used as bargaining chip, according to leaked docs
2019-04-18 11:56

Leaked internal docs used to claim "privacy was an afterthought" at Facebook

Facebook and Amazon are Locked in a Blame Game Over Leaked Data: Who’s Really To Blame?
2019-04-04 17:31

After two databases were discovered leaking Facebook data, Facebook and Amazon are both pointing fingers - but researchers say the onus lies on all parties involved as data collection continues to grow.

WordPress iOS App Bug Leaked Secret Access Tokens to Third-Party Sites
2019-04-03 14:48

If you have a "private" blog with WordPress.com and are using its official iOS app to create or edit posts and pages, the secret authentication tokens for your admin account might have...

Unsecure Fax Server Leaked Patient Data
2019-03-18 20:48

Incident Highlights the Importance of Vendor Risk ManagementA medical software vendor's unsecured fax server leaked patients' medical information, highlighting yet again the importance of vendor...