Security News

Robocalling Firm Leaves Virginia Voter Data Online
2018-07-19 14:33

Unsecured Amazon S3 Bucket to BlameRoboCent, a company that specializes in robocalling voters, left nearly 3,000 files containing detailed data about Virginia voters online by mistake. The data...

Who's leaving buckets open online now? Cybercroooks, election autodialers
2018-07-18 20:23

Researchers highlight more goof ups from exposed data depots Security company Kromtech has unearthed two more embarrassing (and potentially dangerous) cases of groups leaving mass data caches...

How to install and use the Avast Online Security extension in Firefox
2018-07-06 16:16

If you use the Firefox browser, you might want to include a handy extension from Avast that helps protect you from phishing and malware sites.

Typeform, Popular Online Survey Software, Suffers Data Breach
2018-06-29 22:17

Typeform, the popular Spanish-based online data collection company specializes in form building and online surveys for businesses worldwide, has today disclosed that the company has suffered a...

EFF Sues to Repeal Controversial Online Sex Trafficking FOSTA Law
2018-06-29 17:51

The Electronic Frontier Foundation on Thursday announced a lawsuit against the recently passed controversial FOSTA law.

California, Home of Silicon Valley, Ramps Up Online Privacy Law
2018-06-29 10:11

California on Thursday passed a strict new law aimed at protecting people's privacy online, a move that promised to shift the terrain on which internet firms operate in the wake of recent...

Inbox Security Scan identifies and protects critical online accounts
2018-06-27 21:08

The average internet user has over 150 online accounts, making it nearly impossible to create strong, unique passwords for each, and difficult to remember which accounts they created. With Inbox...

Man travels across world to attack online friend, shot by girl’s mum
2018-06-27 12:20

She somehow allowed an online "friend" to get hold of her address - with a tragic outcome.

Kantara welcomes IDESG to enhance protection of online identities
2018-06-26 12:04

Kantara Initiative and the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) jointly announced that Kantara will take on the work artifacts, current workstreams, committees and membership of the IDESG....

How opaque WebAssembly code could increase the risk of Spectre attacks online
2018-06-25 13:12

After the discovery of Spectre and Meltdown attacks, browser creators added new protections to defend against attacks. But WebAssembly code might undo all their hard work.