Security News

Can't read my... broker face: Premium Credit back online a week after cyber attack
2018-09-26 12:26

Signs so far show no data leak UK-based insurance services firm Premium Credit has hauled itself back online following a malware-based attack that struck the business over a week ago.…

U.S. Unveils First Step Toward New Online Privacy Rules
2018-09-26 00:57

The US administration called Tuesday for public comments on a "new approach to consumer data privacy" that could trigger fresh regulations of internet companies. read more

Once Popular Online Ad Format Opens Top Tier Sites to XSS Attacks
2018-09-25 19:55

Online ad industry moves away from once prolific ads that are now deemed insecure because of DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities.

ZDResearch Advanced Web Hacking Training 2018 – Learn Online
2018-09-25 13:18

Are you looking to master web hacking? Interested in a bug-hunting career? Do you want to land a job in cybersecurity? Are you already working as a security engineer, but want to further advance...

Microsoft offers completely passwordless authentication for online apps
2018-09-24 13:00

Phone-based authentication is the way forward instead.

State Government Online Payment Service Exposes 14M Customers
2018-09-18 17:11

Outdated security practices made it simple to access other people's receipts for everything from traffic tickets to paying bail.

Awareness and tendency towards risky online behavior
2018-09-18 05:45

​Spanning Cloud Apps announced the results of a survey of over 400 full-time U.S. employees on their awareness of and tendency towards risky online behavior. The study measured U.S. workers’ risk...

Bristol airport pulls flight info system offline following attack by 'online criminals'
2018-09-17 12:28

No flight delays, miraculously* Bristol Airport deliberately yanked its flight screens offline for two days over the weekend in response to a cyberattack.…

U.S. Mobile Giants Want to be Your Online Identity
2018-09-12 20:58

The four major U.S. wireless carriers today detailed a new initiative that may soon let Web sites eschew passwords and instead authenticate visitors by leveraging data elements unique to each...

Tor Browser Zero-Day Exploit Revealed Online – Patch Now
2018-09-10 19:18

Zerodium, the infamous exploit vendor that earlier this year offered $1 million for submitting a zero-day exploit for Tor Browser, today publicly revealed a critical zero-day flaw in the anonymous...