Security News

Russia Is Testing Online Voting
2019-03-11 11:54

This is a bad idea: A second innovation will allow "electronic absentee voting" within voters' home precincts. In other words, Russia is set to introduce its first online voting system. The system...

An email marketing company left 809 million records exposed online
2019-03-09 18:36

150GB database included mortgage amounts, info on credit ratings.

ManageEngine adds Office 365 content search capability for exchange online mailboxes
2019-02-28 02:30

ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, announced that it has added Office 365 content search capability to its exclusive Office 365 administration solution, O365 Manager Plus....

US Lawmakers Kick Off Debate Over Online Privacy
2019-02-27 15:45

US lawmakers opened a debate Tuesday over privacy legislation in the first step by Congress toward regulation addressing a series of troublesome data protection abuses by tech firms. read more

PDF viewers, online validation services vulnerable to digital signature spoofing attacks
2019-02-26 14:46

Academics from Ruhr University Bochum have proven that the majority of popular PDF viewer apps and online digital signature validation services can be tricked into validating invalid signatures or...

Almost Half A Million Delhi Citizens' Personal Data Leaked Online
2019-02-21 13:48

A security researcher has identified an unsecured server that was leaking detailed personal details of nearly half a million Indian citizens... thanks to another MongoDB database instance that...

Online ATM-style Scam Puts Shoppers at Risk: Symantec
2019-02-20 18:29

Online shoppers are at a growing risk from a scam which allows hackers to skim their payment details, cyber security firm Symantec warned on Wednesday. read more

Password managers may leave your online crown jewels 'exposed in RAM' to malware – but hey, they're still better than the alternative
2019-02-20 07:01

The alternative being memorizing a bunch of really long unique passphrases A bunch of infosec bods are taking some of the most popular password managers to task after an audit revealed some mildly...

Facebook's Leaky Data Bucket: App Stored User Data Online
2019-02-18 10:48

Android App Left User Data Open Without Authentication or TLS/SSLA security consultancy discovered Facebook user data exposed in two different places online without authentication or encryption....

Kids as young as eight falling victim to online predators
2019-02-12 11:42

A UK children's charity has found that children as young as eight are being sexually exploited online via social media.