Security News

Critical Flaws Found in Widely Used IPTV Software for Online Streaming Services
2019-06-06 10:03

Security researchers have discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in a popular IPTV middleware platform that is currently being used by more than a thousand regional and international online...

Will biometrics replace passwords for online payment authentication?
2019-06-06 04:45

Over half of consumers in the UK (53 percent) are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate online payments will dramatically increase the amount of identity fraud, according to new...

Source Code of New Iran-Linked Hacking Tool Posted Online
2019-06-04 18:58

The alleged source code of another tool used by Iran-linked cyber-espionage group OilRig was recently posted online. read more

How to protect your organization's online data: 5 tips
2019-05-30 14:27

The wrong use of SMB, FTP, and other file storage technologies exposed 2.3 billion online files globally over the past year, according to a Digital Shadows report.

Maker of US border's license-plate scanning tech ransacked by hacker, blueprints and files dumped online
2019-05-23 23:45

Perceptics confirms intrusion and theft, stays quiet on details Exclusive The maker of vehicle license plate readers used extensively by the US government and cities to identify and track citizens...

Cache of 49 million Instagram records found online
2019-05-22 11:12

A security researcher has discovered a massive cache of data on millions of Instagram influencers, publicly accessible for everyone to see.

PoC Exploit For Unpatched Windows 10 Zero-Day Flaw Published Online
2019-05-22 07:03

An anonymous hacker with an online alias "SandboxEscaper" today released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a new zero-day vulnerability affecting Windows 10 operating system—that's his/her...

Report Links Vast Online Disinformation Campaign to Iran
2019-05-14 08:16

When an attractive young Middle Eastern woman contacted Saudi dissident Ali AlAhmed over Twitter last November, he was immediately suspicious. read more

Americans overestimate their online safety, despite putting forward little effort
2019-05-08 16:29

A survey of 10,000 Americans found that 90% believe they are doing enough to protect themselves online, though less than half are even doing the bare minimum.

Google Chrome to Introduce Improved Cookie Controls Against Online Tracking
2019-05-08 10:03

At the company's I/O 2019 developer conference, Google has announced its plan to introduce two new privacy and security-oriented features in the upcoming versions of its Chrome web browser. In an...